AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Houston, Texas-based Texas Children's Hospital, a freestanding 973-bed acute care women's and children's hospital, has announced a 5% reduction in its workforce, including leadership and front-line caregivers.

The reduction will impact approximately 1,000 employees

A hospital spokesperson noted, "This has been so challenging and so difficult for us to get here. We have been really thoughtful about it … and we do not plan to have additional job cuts or job eliminations. The layoffs come after Texas Children's took a series of other steps to mitigate financial challenges, including reducing the size of its executive leadership team by about 10% and cutting their pay."

The hospital has been plagued by lower patient volumes, long-term financial challenges, a ratings downgrade, issues regarding continuing Medicaid funding, and a controversy over gender-affirming surgeries.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT TUFTS MEDICINE

Burlington, Massachusetts-based Tufts Medicine, a regionally integrated healthcare system that includes Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network, and a large clinically integrated physician network, has announced a system-wide reduction in force.

The personnel realignment will impact 174 employees over varying effective dates. The decision was driven primarily by high labor and supply chain costs and inadequate reimbursement rates.

According to a spokesperson, "Tufts Medicine employees are talented, dedicated, highly-valued contributors to our mission and values. That's why decisions like this, while sometimes necessary, are extremely difficult. While we continue to make steady progress towards our goal of financial recovery, like many other health systems, we continue to face challenges from persistent capacity issues, high contract labor expenses, and rising supply chain costs.

"As a result, we are taking steps to reduce the size of our workforce, affecting 174 employees, the vast majority in administrative and non-direct patient care roles, to help stabilize our financial health and best position Tufts Medicine to continue providing high-quality care to the patients and communities we proudly serve."

“We cannot and will never rely on cuts alone to fund our mission. Improved access and programmatic growth will be the primary drivers of our future. Additionally, we are working to reduce our reliance on travel staffing, improving patient flow in our inpatient and ambulatory sites, and optimizing other processes to ensure we are capturing revenue and working as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER (11/09/24)

NOVEMBER 9, 2024 — 100 EMPLOYEES, 200 UNFILLED POSITIONS

A company statement states, "Targeted adjustments are frequently made to improve organizational efficiencies and eliminate redundancies. About 200 unfilled positions and about 100 active employees throughout the 100,000-person UPMC system may be affected."

MAY 9, 2024 — Original post …

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, an integrated nonprofit health enterprise with 40 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds and more than 800 clinical locations, has announced a systemwide personnel realignment initiative following an operational loss of $198 million in 2023.

The reduction in force will impact approximately 1,000 employees, “primarily among nonclinical, nonmember-facing administrative staff through attrition, closing of open positions, elimination of redundancies and other actions.”

Chief Communications Officer Paul Wood states, “The entire healthcare industry continues to face the realities of a still evolving, post-pandemic marketplace. UPMC is responding to these challenges and opportunities while remaining true to its mission of providing exceptional care for patients, employees, members, and communities.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?