7 latest hospital, health system layoffs

The following hospitals and health systems shared plans for or implemented layoffs in the past month, starting with the most recent.

1. Clinton Hospital plans workforce reduction

Clinton (Mass.) Hospital, a member of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care, intends to eliminate 3.5 full-time equivalent nursing positions.

2. EHealth to cut 160 jobs

Mountain View, Calif.-based health insurance exchange operator eHealth plans to reduce its workforce by 15 percent as it encounters lower-than-expected membership numbers.

3. Southern Regional cutting 80 jobs

Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Ga., is cutting 80 jobs as part of organizational restructuring efforts.

4. Penn Highlands Elk laying off 28 employees

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare has announced plans to lay off 28 employees, reduce hours for 25 staff members and eliminate 15 jobs through attrition at Penn Highlands Elk in St. Marys, Pa.

5. Trios Health to lay off 40 employees

Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health will lay off 40 employees as part of a plan to solve the organization's financial problems.

6. SEIU suing over layoffs at Women and Infants Hospital 

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence announced plans to lay off 41 employees to control costs.

7. Layoffs planned for two Iowa mental hospitals 

Employees at mental hospitals in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and Clarinda, Iowa were informed they will be laid off.

 

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