AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT EMANATE HEALTH

Covina, California-based Emanate Health, a healthcare provider operating three local hospitals and 16 primary and specialty care locations, has announced a restructuring to contain costs.

A reduction in force will impact 107 systemwide employees, including 63 per diem, part-time, and full-time positions, and 44 employees associated with the closure of Emanate Health Home Care and Emanate Health Imaging, effective December 9, 2024. Included are senior positions: vice president of supply chain, assistant director of marketing and growth, managers, and corporate director of safety and security.

The decision appears to be driven by prevailing conditions in the healthcare market.

According to a company statement, "These were difficult decisions that were made upon thorough assessment and careful consideration. All changes have been carefully planned and will not impact the organization's ability to provide high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services to the community."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT BASSETT HEALTHCARE NETWORK

Cooperstown, New York-based Bassett Healthcare Network, a regional integrated healthcare provider, has announced a reduction in force to help mitigate multimillion-dollar losses in 2022 and 2023.

The personnel realignment will impact 100 administrative employees.

According to newly appointed President and CEO Staci Thompson, "We worked with people and tried to handle it in the kindest way possible, realizing that these were difficult decisions and people's lives were impacted. As a leadership team, we agonized over every position that was affected and made sure that what we were doing was really in the best interest of the future and the greater good for the organization."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT THUNDERMIST HEALTH CENTER

Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based Thundermist Health Center, a federally-qualified non-profit community health center offering primary care, dental care, and behavioral health services, has announced a 14% \personnel realignment plan to respond to its financial crisis.

Cost-saving measures included terminating the contract of its CEO and president, laying off 124 employees, reducing staff salaraies, adjusting employee insurance and benefits.

According to a company statement, ”We are very sorry to take the steps we are enacting today to reduce our payroll costs. If we don’t impose these measures, we will be unable to make payroll through the next month. With these actions, we will be able to buy the time we need to get plans in motion that will give us a fighting chance to balance our budget. This is an absolutely devastating decision to have to make and carry out. It is driven by a financial crisis that forces us to reduce costs by nearly $2 million a month, effective immediately. We know these changes will affect our remaining employees as well as our patients, and we are grateful to everyone for their understanding as we work through these transitions. Thundermist’s employees are our greatest asset and ensure that every year more than 62,000 Rhode Islanders get the primary care, behavioral health services, dental care, and social services they need."

The decision was driven by a revenue reduction from the federal 340B drug rebate program and its Medicaid operations.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?