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Jan. 23
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center axes 265 open, filled positions
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center shared plans to cuts 265 roles—128 via planned retirements and vacant position closures and the remaining 137 through layoffs and a reduction in hours. The layoffs will take effect by March 8, according to a WARN filing.
The 427-bed nonprofit, which employs about 4,000 people, cited federal and California reimbursement cuts for its decision, as well as a budget shortfall of $40 million. The plan for job reductions and other measures was put together following a “thorough evaluation of operational requirements, organizational structure and redundancies in positions,” a spokesperson told press.
The layoffs will take effect by March 8, according to a WARN filing. Those affected will receive severance and other support.
Pomona Valley said the reductions affect management as well as clinical and nonclinical roles, but that patient care would not be affected. A labor union representing some of the hospital’s nurses told membership it plans to enforce protections outlined in its collective bargaining agreement, including an option for laid off nurses to apply for and be given other open positions for which they are qualified.
Blue Cross of Idaho cuts dozens
Blue Cross of Idaho said it will be laying off fewer than 90 workers, a move the group said will allow it “to remain a strong, Idaho-based company” and better serve its nearly 600,000 members.
The insurer did not give details on specific roles affected to a timeline for the cuts. It had already reduced its headcount by 135 early last year when the state health department passed it over for a dual-eligible contract.
L.A. Care Health Plan reorganization 3% leaner
L.A. Care Health Plan will lay off 225 employees, about 3% of its workforce, on or before March 13.
The country’s largest publicly operated health plan said in a statement the decision stemmed from federal and state funding cuts, and that its restructure will strengthen critical capabilities and introduce new roles to help do so. It also said it will provide transition support and resources to affected workers.
Trinity Health outsourcing cuts RCM team by 10.5%
Trinity Health said it will be laying off about a tenth of its revenue cycle management team, instead outsourcing the work to a vendor in a bid to reduce costs.
The 92-hospital nonprofit system did not disclose how many workers are affected, but that the reductions affect workers in 15 states. The organization also did not share whether those losing their positions would receive a compensation package.
Alameda Health System cutting 250 systemwide
Alameda Health System will lay off around 250 employees across multiple locations.
A regulatory filing outlining most of these lists March 9 as the terminations’ date of effect. The California organization said its cuts will span several areas, and it is also offering voluntary resignations and retirements with financial incentives.
The reductions stem from impending funding cuts.
North Star Health Alliance eliminating 120 amid state payment dispute
North Star Health Alliance announced layoffs affecting around 120 of its workers.
The New York system told press its cuts will span clinical, nonclinical and management employees, and be split roughly equally across its two main campuses. Those affected did not receive severance payments outside of what was obligated under their employment contracts.
The cuts come in the wake of a payment dispute between North Star and New York’s Department of Health related to the restructuring of its hospital into a critical access hospital and a co-located inpatient acute psychiatric hospital.
Vibra Healthcare’s long-term acute care facility closure to affect 310
Vibra Healthcare will be laying off 310 employees when it closes Specialty Hospital of Portland, the state’s only long-term acute care facility, due to financial challenges.
The decision was announced in December but will take effect on or before Feb. 1, per a WARN filing. Leadership, nonclinical workers and clinical positions such as nurses and therapists who worked at the 73-bed facility are affected.
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