That 2009 was a rough year for the job market should come as a surprise to nobody. Not all professions suffered in equal amounts, however. According to the most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which cover the first three quarters of 2009, the two jobs that took the biggest hit [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 14, 2009
One of the nations top hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, is planning to add 1800 new positions next year. Jobs will include nurses, physicians, lab technicians, human resources, IT and finance positions. Most will require a college education or an advanced degree. The non profit hospital and academic center posts losses of just over $60 million [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
Baystate Franklin Medical Center, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is closing down two units and letting go of 51 employees in response to a $1.6 million operating loss. The substance abuse unit and outpatient behavioral health units will be closed. Hospital officials are working with ServiceNet to ensure continuity in services provided to the community and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Connecticut-based home health care manager CareCentrix will open a facility in Overland Park, Kansas, creating 150 jobs next year. The firm will hire 90 people by February 2010. East Hartford, Connecticut’s CareCentrix is the nation’s leading home health benefits manager, serving 20 million clients. It has locations in Melville, New York; Tampa, Florida; and Phoenix and Albuquerque, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
Dallas, Texas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital began cutting 200 jobs this week, in an effort to balance its $1.1 billion budget for 2010. Ninety-nine employees have been served layoff notices — the rest of the positions are currently vacant. The layoff go into effect at the end of September. Those targeted can apply for other positions with the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Las Vegas’ Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center is laying off 100 staffers, including 12 registered nurses. Others targeted include managers, support staff and ancillary workers. There will be outplacement services offered. The hospital blames the layoffs on a lack of funding for indigent care and uninsured patients. Sunrise was never compensated for $110 million in care in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Texas Health Resources, a non-profit company that operates a network of hospitals and health facilities in North Texas, has cut 33 positions. The cuts targeted technician positions and administrative jobs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Formed in 1997, Texas Health Resources is one of the largest nonprofit health care delivery systems in the United States. It operates [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Oakland, California’s Kaiser Permanente is cutting 1,200 jobs, or 2% if its workforce. One-third of the jobs targeted are temporary or part-time jobs. The cuts are distributed across the firm and its medical centers. The jobs targeted include housekeeping, pharmacy, medical secretarial, and health information management. Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 7, 2009
The US Department of Veterans Affairs will establish a patient account center in Leavenworth, Kansas, creating 400 jobs. The facility, to be installed at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center, which will handle billing, insurance verification, accounts receivable management, and cash management. The Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center is part of the VA Eastern Kansas Health [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Cigna has lost a Federal Medicare contract, leading to the layoffs of 60 health insurance servicing employees in Nashville, Tennessee. The layoffs will take effect in 30 days. Cigna’s Nashville office employs 1,000 people Founded in 1982, CIGNA Corporation is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based health insurance company Share This Story:
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Monday, December 28, 2009
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