Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is laying off 300-350 full-time equivalent employees, effective Sept. 30, due to financial pressures, according to a health system news release.
The system has asked volunteers to leave the organization to minimize the need for layoffs.
State budget cuts will reduce MultiCare's funds by $37.6 million, $10 million of which will be cut in 2011.
Read the MultiCare Health System release on layoffs.
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The system has asked volunteers to leave the organization to minimize the need for layoffs.
State budget cuts will reduce MultiCare's funds by $37.6 million, $10 million of which will be cut in 2011.
Read the MultiCare Health System release on layoffs.
Related Articles on Hospital Layoffs:
New York's Arnot Health Announces Layoffs
Appeals Court Judge Rules New York Public Health System Can Proceed With Layoffs
Texas' Southwestern Medical Center Cutting 350 Jobs