Milwaukee-based Ministry Health Care is making cuts to its workforce through layoffs and attrition, according to a Marshfield News-Herald report.
Here are seven things to know about the cuts.
1. Ministry Health Care plans to cut 500 full-time equivalents across the entire system.
2. Ministry's plan also includes consolidating positions, not filling open positions, not replacing people who resign or retire and adjusting employee hours, Ministry CEO Daniel Neufelder said, according to the report.
3. It is unknown exactly how many people will lose their current jobs. However the number will be far less than 500, according to Mr. Neufelder.
4. The workforce reduction affects various types of positions, although they are more concentrated in support and administrative functions.
5. Menasha, Wis.-based Affinity Health System, which is owned by Ministry, will also be affected by the cuts.
6. Ministry attributed the workforce reduction primarily to a decline in the number of patients over the past several months. That problem is compounded by the reluctance of some people to seek medical care due to high-deductible health plans, as well as a greater number of patients relying on Medicare and Medicaid, which don't cover the healthcare system's costs, according to the Marshfield News-Herald. "We're reacting to the change in our patient volumes," Mr. Neufelder added in the report.
7. According to the report, the last day for laid-off employees will be Nov. 28.
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