Here is a list of 10 hospitals that have recently cut jobs, starting with the most recent.
1. Vail (Colo.) Valley Medical Center laid of 22 employees due to reduced reimbursements and increased Medicare and Medicaid patients.
2. Grady Memorial Hospital, a 953-bed facility in Atlanta, plans to cut approximately 120 jobs to save an estimated $7 million annually.
3. Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Health System will lay off 35 full-time employees — 2 percent of the system's work force — to offset reduced Medicaid reimbursement rates.
4. Ottumwa (Iowa) Regional Health Center, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners, is laying off 43 employees — approximately 7 percent of its staff.
5. Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., is laying off or cutting work hours of 150 employees to combat reduced reimbursement and other financial challenges.
6. Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare will cut 464 positions — approximately 5 percent of its workforce — as part of a plan to save an estimated $68 million.
7. Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, has announced cost-saving measures that will result in job cuts. Deborah Carey Johnson, hospital president and CEO, said the hospital will try to find new jobs for any displaced employees but has not specified how many employees or what positions will be affected.
8. Boston-based Steward Health Care System has laid off an undisclosed number of business office employees at its six Caritas Christi Health Care hospitals.
9. Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey, Mich., will be eliminating 48 positions due to a particularly difficult winter. A hospital official explained the job cuts stem from a "very soft" winter and a low number of elective procedures. The job cuts include six management positions and 26 staff positions such as transcriptionists.
10. Jackson Health System, based in Miami, has cut 189 jobs in efforts to save money and reduce its debts.
1. Vail (Colo.) Valley Medical Center laid of 22 employees due to reduced reimbursements and increased Medicare and Medicaid patients.
2. Grady Memorial Hospital, a 953-bed facility in Atlanta, plans to cut approximately 120 jobs to save an estimated $7 million annually.
3. Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Health System will lay off 35 full-time employees — 2 percent of the system's work force — to offset reduced Medicaid reimbursement rates.
4. Ottumwa (Iowa) Regional Health Center, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners, is laying off 43 employees — approximately 7 percent of its staff.
5. Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., is laying off or cutting work hours of 150 employees to combat reduced reimbursement and other financial challenges.
6. Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare will cut 464 positions — approximately 5 percent of its workforce — as part of a plan to save an estimated $68 million.
7. Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, has announced cost-saving measures that will result in job cuts. Deborah Carey Johnson, hospital president and CEO, said the hospital will try to find new jobs for any displaced employees but has not specified how many employees or what positions will be affected.
8. Boston-based Steward Health Care System has laid off an undisclosed number of business office employees at its six Caritas Christi Health Care hospitals.
9. Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey, Mich., will be eliminating 48 positions due to a particularly difficult winter. A hospital official explained the job cuts stem from a "very soft" winter and a low number of elective procedures. The job cuts include six management positions and 26 staff positions such as transcriptionists.
10. Jackson Health System, based in Miami, has cut 189 jobs in efforts to save money and reduce its debts.