Salinas Valley (Calif.) Memorial Hospital has announced a layoff of as many as 120 hospital workers, according to a Mercury News report.
About 40 nurses are expected to be cut, and the rest of the layoffs will hit unit assistants, clerical workers, housekeepers and nutrition workers. The hospital is cutting jobs as part of an effort to reduce operating costs, according to the report.
Read the Mercury News report on the layoffs at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital.
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About 40 nurses are expected to be cut, and the rest of the layoffs will hit unit assistants, clerical workers, housekeepers and nutrition workers. The hospital is cutting jobs as part of an effort to reduce operating costs, according to the report.
Read the Mercury News report on the layoffs at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital.
Read more about hospital employment or layoffs:
- Hospital Employment Continues to Grow, Doubling 2009 Figures
- Shore Memorial in New Jersey Offers 368 Employees Buy-Outs While Expansion Project Continues
- 5 Hospitals Implementing Mass Layoffs or Job Cuts