Gallatin, TN-based Sumner Regional Medical Center plans 90 layoffs

The parent of Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN, said it would lay off 90 employees and cut the hours of almost two dozen others, citing a challenging operating environment for hospitals. Most of those losing jobs were in nonmedical administrative or management jobs. Cuts will be made at the not-for-profit system's corporate offices; its flagship hospital in Gallatin; Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage, TN; and Sumner Homecare and Hospice.