Beth Israel Lahey Health, which operates more than a dozen New England hospitals, announced Friday that its hospitals are laying off an unspecified number of employees.
A spokesperson for the system declined to say which facilities were losing jobs or what types of positions were being cut.
“Like healthcare providers across the country, BILH is facing significant cost increases, a limited reimbursement environment, and changing trends in patient care,” the spokesperson wrote in an email. “At the local level, hospital leaders have identified opportunities to reorganize staff roles, including eliminating some positions, to best serve local healthcare needs in a sustainable manner. ”
The Massachusetts Nursing Association says Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, and Beverly Hospital have cut some unionized nurses, but some of the laid-off nurses include others. confirmed that he is eligible to fill the vacant position. The union also confirmed that 22 mid-career head nurses at Plymouth Hospital have been made redundant. These employees were not represented by a trade union.
Beth Israel Lahey Health, the system formed as a result of a 2019 merger, includes Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts; The company manages more than 2,300 beds in 14 hospitals across the state and New Hampshire. . The company has 39,000 employees, according to its website.
Beth Israel Lahey reported an operating loss of $110 million for the nine months ended June 2024, compared to a loss of $141 million in the same period last year. This means a lack of operating revenue to cover expenses. The system’s latest quarterly financial report.
In the hospital fiscal year ending in September 2022, Beth Israel Leahy Hospital will account for 13.5% of the state’s emergency room visits and nearly one-fifth of all hospital discharges, according to the state Center for Healthcare Information and Analysis. Occupied.
The layoffs come after Dana-Farber Cancer Institute parted ways with longtime partner Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a 300-bed, $1.68 billion joint venture with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The construction of a new cancer treatment center has begun at a time when the medical system is undergoing major turmoil.
Globe staffer Jessica Bartlett contributed to this report.
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