Workforce

The number of mass layoffs, defined as layoffs involving at least 50 people from a single employer, at U.S. hospitals in the first-quarter of 2009 continues to be high compared to previous years, but appears to have slowed since fourth-quarter…

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based St. Joseph Mercy Health System announced that it will cut the equivalent of 350 full-time jobs from its locations in Ann Arbor, Howell, Livonia and Saline due to a projected $52 million budget deficit, according to a…

Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis announced that it will cut 75-100 more jobs by the end of next month, according to a report by the Star-Tribune.  

Loyola University Health System, based in Maywood, Ill., announced that it will cut approximately 440 jobs due to the economic downturn, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.  

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston laid off 70 employees last month, according to a report in the Boston Globe.

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The current physician shortage, especially in primary care, is worrisome to Obama administration officials who are working to implement legislation to expand healthcare coverage in the United States, according to an article in the New York Times.

Park Nicollet Health Services, based in St. Louis Park, Minn., has announced it will cut 233 jobs and leave 69 open positions unfilled, according to a report in the Star Tribune.

The Massachusetts Medical Society reports that the state is facing a severe physician shortage in the next decade as one third of its doctors approach retirement age, according to a report in the Boston Herald.

The Interim Louisiana State University Public Hospital in New Orleans is planning to cut 300 jobs in response to $24 million in state budget cuts, according to the Times-Picayune.