The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in August. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
1. Wilmington-based Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, the largest health insurance provider in the state, laid off 12 employees.
2. The University of Connecticut plans to layoff some full-time and part-time workers at Farmington-based UConn Health as part of systemwide layoffs. Here are five things to know about the layoffs.
3. Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco, Wash., recently eliminated several positions in two departments and filled an executive position that has been vacant in recent years. Here are four things to know about the changes.
4. Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health, the hospital chain that owns Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center, Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., and Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, has laid off dozens of workers at each hospital and its Jersey City corporate office. Here are four things to know about the layoffs.
5. Over the next few years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota plans to eliminate 450 jobs within its IT division. The health insurer employs approximately 3,500 people