1-2 percent of Premier Health workforce to be cut: What jobs will be eliminated?

Premier health announced Tuesday their plan to reduce their workforce by 1 to 2 percent by the end of they year.

In a statement released by the heath system, they said:

“Premier Health employs approximately 13,000 people. We anticipate the impact to our work force to be approximately 1 to 2 percent across the health system.”

This would impact around 130-260 jobs.

Positions impacted include clinical and support roles, management and staff positions, according to a Premier Health spokesperson.

Premier cited this reduction is partially result of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We, like other providers regionally and nationally, have experienced changing industry headwinds in recent years, some of which have intensified significantly during the current pandemic. Our financial performance is under pressure from these industry headwinds, which include what we are paid for our care by government and private payers; continued shifts of care to the outpatient setting; changing consumer preferences; and the rapid adoption of telehealth," said Premier health in their statement.

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