U.S. healthcare system is so overwhelmed by COVID-19 that hospitals are laying off staff.
Yes, you read that right. Due to coronavirus lockdown and fears, no one's going except in absolute emergencies. Hospitals are getting slammed--by lack of business. fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-heal…
Yes, you read that right. Due to coronavirus lockdown and fears, no one's going except in absolute emergencies. Hospitals are getting slammed--by lack of business. fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-heal…
Bon Secours Mercy Health is a major Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. & the largest private provider in Ireland, with 48 hospitals & over 60,000 staff. Due to Covid-19, they project massive losses, so staff are being furloughed. Paid through Thursday. modernhealthcare.com/hospital-syste…
Appalachian Reg'l Healthcare cuts staff & services at 13 hospitals in Kentucky & West Virginia, as business plummets due to coronavirus fears. Will refocus on "expected COVID-19 patient surge." Appalachia already underserved & reeling from opioid epidemic williamsondailynews.com/news/appalachi…
Healthcare workers losing jobs in Arkansas due to COVID-19 fears & mandates: Baptist Health has 11,000 employees at 11 hospitals in Arkansas, which ranks 49th out of 50 states for healthcare. Now staff and services cut further to cope with lack of patients arkansasonline.com/news/2020/mar/…
Massachusetts: Cape Cod Healthcare lays off nurses and permanently closes maternity and pediatric units at Falmouth Hospital effective April 6. Why? Planning for the expected surge in COVID-19 patients. "Healthcare has changed forever.” bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…
Children's hospital in Connecticut delays surgeries and furloughs 400 workers "because of the coronavirus outbreak." Instead of the "war zone" hyped in the media, COVID-19 has shriveled the hospital's business, with patient volumes slashed in half. siouxlandnews.com/news/nation-wo…
Blue Cross of Idaho bails out physicians, saying COVID-19 impact could be catastrophic--because many doctors now have no patients and won't be able to stay in business: 'We're worried about primary care physicians, OBGYNs, behavioral health physicians.' kivitv.com/news/blue-cros…
Healthcare booming in the coronavirus pandemic? Not exactly. Surgery cancellations alone are costing hospitals in Ohio $1.2 billion a month. Nurses are being sent home as hospital beds are emptied to make space for an expected "surge" in COVID-19 patients cincinnati.com/story/news/202…
More healthcare job cuts thanks to COVID-19: Trinity Health (a Catholic system with 92 hospitals in 22 states) furloughs 2500 staff at 8 facilities in Michigan, immediately, without pay. Expenses such as PPE have gone up, while 50-60% of revenue is gone. modernhealthcare.com/hospital-syste…
South Carolina unemployment claims surge--from the health care industry. The state's largest hospital system, Prisma Health, has 32,000 staff. Many are being furloughed because elective cases plunged 75% after the Governor said cancel/postpone for COVID-19 wistv.com/2020/03/31/pri…
Philadelphia hospitals furlough employees: So many healthcare procedures and surgeries have been canceled "to prepare for the expected surge in COVID-19 patients" that hospitals don't have the revenue to support their workforce. inquirer.com/health/coronav…
Healthcare layoffs continue across the USA as Covid-19 lockdowns have more & more perverse impact:
New Hampshire hospitals furlough employees this week & say they'll be gone up to 4 months. Revenue has plunged over 50%. Loans aren't enough to avoid cuts. unionleader.com/news/health/co…
New Hampshire hospitals furlough employees this week & say they'll be gone up to 4 months. Revenue has plunged over 50%. Loans aren't enough to avoid cuts. unionleader.com/news/health/co…
