Astria Health employees laid off as organization consolidates

Astria Health has laid off employees as it consolidates operations, the organization confirmed in an email Tuesday. The Yakima Valley-based nonprofit health care organization, which is in bankruptcy protection, is in the process of moving to a “systemwide leadership and shared support services model” that would allow the hospital consolidate resources while expanding employee resources bedside, said Dawn O’Polka, chief marketing and communication executive in an email to the Yakima Herald-Republic.