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NewsHospitals face closings, layoffs nationwide
Despite recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data that overall healthcare jobs are showing modest gains, it's tough times for many hospitals across the country, who are still feeling the effects of an Read more...
Hospitals preemptively lay off workers to save funds
Hospital jobs are back on the chopping block, as healthcare organizations continue to struggle with escalating costs and shrinking state reimbursements. For instance, adding to an already long list Read more...
4 top reasons for hospital layoffs
Blame it on the economy, the government, or even the hospital leaders themselves, but hospitals from coast to coast have reported recent layoffs. Hospitals have attributed the pink slips to reduced Read more...
Hospital CEO offers cost-saving tips for ailing hospitals
Nationwide news about hospital closings and layoffs paints a bleak picture for some parts of the healthcare industry. Just yesterday, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester announced it will lay off Read more...
More cash-strapped hospitals laying off workers
Although national healthcare job numbers are bouncing back to pre-recession levels, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates, some hospitals--particularly in New Read more...
Hospitals give pink slips, troubled by uncompensated care
Although massive hospital layoffs dropped during the first quarter, recent hospital layoffs paint a gloomy picture for the healthcare industry, particularly for smaller hospitals with Medicaid Read more...
Hospital layoffs to follow Medicaid reimbursement cuts
Hospital jobs are back on the chopping block, thanks in part to state budget cuts to Medicaid reimbursements. Some hospital workers will get the boot in New Hampshire, which hospital executives Read more...
Federal funding cuts force hospital to slash 100 jobs
To help close a $25 million gap in federal funding, Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital plans to cut 100 jobs, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The layoffs will cut about $6 million from Read more...
Mass layoffs follow purchase of beleaguered Alvarado Hospital
Less than two months after its purchase by Prime Healthcare Services, Alvarado Hospital announced it will lay off one-fourth of its staff effective March 13. The layoff will hit 249 employees Read more...
How lean management helped hospitals avoid layoffs
Despite the common allegation that lean improvement methods, based on the Toyota production system, must lead to layoffs at hospitals or health systems, the reality is quite different at several Read more...
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