Jewish Hospital Co. Cutting 500 Jobs
Louisville-based Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare is eliminating 500 jobs, half of them through layoffs.
Officials say its the result of the economic downturn that’s affecting the health care industry nationwide, resulting in lower patient volume and more uninsured people seeking care.
Spokesperson Jeff Polson says the other reductions will be made through attrition and not filling open positions.
“Severence packages and other assistance as appropriate is being offered to all of the team members who will be affected,” he said.
Some of the across-the-board layoffs were effective Wednesday. Others will begin at the end of this month.
It appears that even the health care industry is not immune to the skyrocketing costs of a failed healthcare system. Perhaps those health care lobbyists will start reversing their pleas for overhauling the health care system in the US.