Optum is laying off 34 employees at a clinical laboratory facility in Brewster, N.Y., according to regulatory documents filed with the state Dec. 6.
The layoffs will take place on March 3, 2025. Optum cited a "sale of business" as the reason for the terminations.
The facility was previously operated by CareMount, a medical group purchased by Optum in 2022.
In 2024, Optum has initiated several rounds of layoffs and clinic closures across various states. In September, the company said it would lay off 160 employees in Basking Ridge, N.J. In July, the company announced it would lay off 524 employees in California and remote positions, effective in September. Earlier in April, reports surfaced on social media about layoffs affecting employees at Optum Virtual Care and Navihealth. Additionally, in May, Optum closed a Change Healthcare facility in Toledo, Ohio, resulting in 129 job losses.