1/12/2024 0 Comments Daily journal tupelo ms old![]() One hospital, KPC Promise in Vicksburg, closed last month. Dominic Hospital in Jackson announced it was cutting 5.5% of its workforce and ending its behavioral health program. Other hospitals are shuttering service lines in an effort to stay open. Memorial Hospital in Gulfport announced layoffs just days prior. Ochsner Health, which operates dozens of facilities in Mississippi, announced it was cutting hundreds of jobs in May. North Mississippi joins other Mississippi hospitals that have announced layoffs in recent months. “These decisions are difficult because those impacted are real people - our teammates and friends,” the email continues. The hospital system laid off around 100 employees, or 1.7% of its workforce, in 2013, according to a Daily Journal story.įor the next two weeks, the health system will be asking staffers to consider reassignment to different jobs, eliminating jobs and reducing hours. However, the same email claims that the health system has a “strong balance sheet” and has received an “A” rating for its financial management during the pandemic. The changes are part of a massive “redesign” necessitated by financial losses incurred by the pandemic and a movement in health care toward outpatient care, according to the email. “To fulfill our mission - our responsibility to the community to continuously improve their health - we must make our own dramatic shift at NMHS.” “Financial losses limit the funds available to staff beds, maintain technology and grow services,” the email reads. Kim Marlatt, the health system's vice president of marketing, refused to answer any questions about the decision. It is unclear how many and what kind of employees are being impacted by the layoffs and reduction in hours. The health system announced the changes in an internal email to staff on Wednesday, sent on behalf of CEO Shane Spees. North Mississippi Health Services is laying off employees, cutting their hours and reassigning them to different jobs. JNorth Mississippi health system announces layoffsīy Devna Bose, Mississippi Today July 13, 2023 North Mississippi health system announces layoffs ![]() If you have any other questions, contact Audience Development Director Lauchlin Fields. You can only publish select stories individually - not as a collection.Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories.To learn more about our cartoon syndication services, click here. You cannot republish our editorial cartoons, photographs, illustrations or graphics without specific permission (contact our managing editor Kayleigh Skinner for more information). ![]() ![]() If you’re not able to add the byline, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: “This story was originally published by Mississippi Today” and include our website,. We prefer “Author Name, Mississippi Today” in the byline.
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