Emory Healthcare confirmed staff layoffs in its financial services and revenue cycle department. The layoffs came Tuesday as part of an 'effort to streamline operations and realign our structure with future strategic plans.' An Emory Healthcare spokeswoman told Channel 2 Action News that the 'difficult decision to reduce its workforce” affected less than 1% of their overall staff in the metro Atlanta area. Additional staff from the department are being moved to other roles in the department to better use their skills and experience, the spokeswoman said. 'We are committed to supporting the individuals who will leave us with needed resources throughout this career transition. We express our sincere gratitude for the hard work and contributions these employees have brought to our team,' Emory staff said in a statement.
Mercyhealth has agreed to pay $1 million to employees it either terminated or subjected to a wage deduction because they refused to comply with the health system’s COVID-19 vaccine policy, according to the EEOC. Mercyhealth also offered to reinstate the employees it terminated. The settlement follows an EEOC investigation that found reasonable cause to believe that Mercyhealth discriminated against the employees based on their religion by denying them a religious accommodation. The EEOC also found that Mercyhealth discriminated against a class of similar employees across all its facilities from September 2021 to May 2022.
According to a WARN Alert from the WA State Employment Security Department another 126 job layoffs are coming from Providence Healthcare. The cuts will begin in October. According to sources, including KREM 2 TV in Spokane, Providence Healthcare is citing what they called 'multiple pressures' on their healthcare system for the cutbacks. These include cuts in WA state Medicaid, lowered reimbursements to providers in WA, and other economic factors.
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners will vote today on a resolution to take over management of Hennepin County Medical Center, as the county hospital faces a budget shortfall. According to county and hospital officials, the county's safety-net hospital system — including HCMC in Minneapolis — has seen an operating loss for seven of the past eight years. Hospital and county officials have said the hospital risks closure this year, or could face steep cuts to staff and programs.
Atlanta-based 1st Choice Credit Union, which serves Grady Health System employees, announced in July that it will merge with Mississippi-based HOPE Credit Union and its affiliates, Hope Enterprise Corp. and Hope Policy Institute. 1st Choice currently manages over $32 million in assets and serves nearly 8,600 members. It operates locations at Grady Memorial Hospital and in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood and is affiliated with the Morehouse School of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Southside Medical Center, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, and the South Fulton Community Development Corporation.
Over the past decade, pharmaceutical companies have released carefully curated 'price transparency' reports that make it appear the prices of their medicines are barely increasing — or even going down. But the reports disclose no pricing information about specific drugs, manipulating the reality of how much Americans spend on prescription drugs.