The following hospitals and health systems cut jobs or revealed plans to cut jobs in December and January:
1 Hutchinson (Minn.) Health laid off a dozen employees as part of changes to staffing levels and hours
2. Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will lay off 63 employees early this year and close its billing department.
3. Ellwood City (Pa.) Medical Center closed Dec. 10, resulting in 152 employees losing their jobs.
4. The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C., is laying off some administrative and educational staff to cut costs.
5. St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare cut 200 jobs as an external managed services provider takes on responsibility for most of the health system's information technology support services.
6. Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview will reduce capacity at Bethesda Hospital to 50 beds and reduce its workforce by about 340 employees.
7. Pittsburgh-based UPMC will close its hospital in Sunbury, Pa., in March, affecting About 150 workers.