Sound Shore, Mount Vernon Hospitals in New York Lay Off 80 Employees

The parent company of Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, N.Y., and Mount Vernon (N.Y.) Hospital has announced the layoffs of at least 80 employees, according to a Journal News report.

Sound Shore Health System is laying off pharmacists, lab workers, case managers, respiratory therapists, X-Ray technicians, clerks, housekeepers and dietary aides, according to the report. Jobs will be eliminated Sept. 25.

The system attributes the cuts to "changes in the healthcare environment, particularly Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies, along with providing more than $30 million in uncompensated care," according to the report.

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