The French government’s bid to cut €3 billion off its bill for hospital spending will see up to 22,000 posts deleted over the next two years. France’s plan to save billions on health spending has become a little clearer. Health minister Marisol Touraine says over the next two years 22,000 jobs will not be filled … Continue reading
Dean Gruner, MD, and Chris Van Gorder are not your everyday health system CEOs. Dr. Gruner is president and CEO of ThedaCare, a five-hospital system in Appleton, Wis., with roughly 6,100 employees. Mr. Van Gorder, a former police officer, is president and CEO of Scripps Health, a five-hospital system in San Diego with almost 13,000 … Continue reading
It’s a job that has been described as a back room service and one that the State Government is privatising in new hospitals.” But, it’s not just cleaners. All non-clinical staff at the new Fiona Stanley Hospital, including sterilisation technicians, orderlies, patient care assistants, administration and IT staff, will be privately employed by management company … Continue reading
Hospitals laid off more employees in May than in prior months, but mass layoffs in the ambulatory care setting declined slightly, according to a monthly report issued June 20 by the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eleven mass layoffs affecting at least 765 people occurred in the hospital setting in May. Only … Continue reading
Jackson Health System chief executive officer Carlos Migoya announced Tuesday that more than 900 people will be laid off and nearly 200 positions will be eliminated in a cost cutting move for the troubled hospital system… via Jackson Announces Large-Scale Layoffs « CBS Miami.
The number of mass layoffs at hospitals decreased for 2011 compared with 2008, 2009 and 2010, when the recession and the ensuing economic hangover were in full force. According to data released Jan. 25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 121 mass layoffs occurred in the hospital setting, leading to 8,098 people claiming unemployment benefits … Continue reading