Springfield, Illinois-based Memorial Health, a community-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization, has announced its Transitional Care Unit at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital.
The layoffs will impact hundreds of employees, primarily in leadership, administrative and support positions, in response to financial difficulties.
According to a Memorial Health statement, "In response to the current national and statewide economic trends negatively affecting the healthcare industry, Memorial Health is restructuring to reduce its workforce, focusing primarily on leadership, administrative, and support positions."
"Several hundred colleagues are affected, including 20 percent of leadership positions across the organization."
Ed Curtis, Memorial Health president and CEO noted, “This is a difficult decision that was made after careful analysis and implementation of other cost-saving measures. Memorial Health is not immune to national trends, such as the rising cost of supplies and equipment, the high cost of labor, and shifting trends in payer reimbursements. We are committed to continuing to provide the highest quality of care for the communities we serve, and this action, while painful, enables us to focus on our core mission.”
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