Virginia Mason Franciscan Health cuts 116 virtual health roles
Virginia Mason Franciscan Virtual Health Services will lay off approximately 116 employees in Tacoma on July 28 and as many as 200 employees may eventually be affected.
The layoffs were disclosed through a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) on Thursday afternoon.
Chad Melton, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health's interim president for the Puget Sound Market, said in a statement that the job cuts are necessary to remain financially sustainable in the face of rising labor and supply costs. Increasing claim denials and chronic underpayment from government programs are also affecting the health care provider's bottom line.
He noted that Washington's new budget introduces taxes that will directly affect hospitals and caps payments for care provided to state and school employees.
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