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KentuckyOne Health announces layoffs, but not how many
Major hospital operator KentuckyOne Health says it is laying off workers, but isn't saying how many.
"The many steps we have taken so far across KentuckyOne Health to reduce our expenses to match our revenue have not been enough," the company says on the employee page of its website. "We are saddened that we must now eliminate some positions across KentuckyOne. The current systemwide staff reductions will generally be complete by the end of February." The statement continues, "These reductions, in addition to becoming more operationally efficient, will help us reverse the system?s financial losses to sustain KentuckyOne into the future."
The company sent a statement to journalists saying staff reductions are needed to "reach our goal to become a fully integrated, financially stable health system within the next two years." Cheryl Truman of the Lexington Herald-Leader notes that on Feb. 7, President and CEO Ruth Brinkley said in a statement on the employee website, "The changes in health care are greater and have come faster than we expected. . . . We are now paid based on the quality and efficiency of the care we provide, not how much care we provide." She said the company would act "to improve our performance now and over the long term, balancing access, quality and cost."
KentuckyOne Health was formed in 2012 by merger of the Saint Joseph Health System, Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCare. Later that year, "The organization formed a partnership with University of Louisville Hospital," Truman notes.
"The many steps we have taken so far across KentuckyOne Health to reduce our expenses to match our revenue have not been enough," the company says on the employee page of its website. "We are saddened that we must now eliminate some positions across KentuckyOne. The current systemwide staff reductions will generally be complete by the end of February." The statement continues, "These reductions, in addition to becoming more operationally efficient, will help us reverse the system?s financial losses to sustain KentuckyOne into the future."
The company sent a statement to journalists saying staff reductions are needed to "reach our goal to become a fully integrated, financially stable health system within the next two years." Cheryl Truman of the Lexington Herald-Leader notes that on Feb. 7, President and CEO Ruth Brinkley said in a statement on the employee website, "The changes in health care are greater and have come faster than we expected. . . . We are now paid based on the quality and efficiency of the care we provide, not how much care we provide." She said the company would act "to improve our performance now and over the long term, balancing access, quality and cost."
KentuckyOne Health was formed in 2012 by merger of the Saint Joseph Health System, Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCare. Later that year, "The organization formed a partnership with University of Louisville Hospital," Truman notes.
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KentuckyOne Health has named Richard A. Schultz chair of its board of directors and Jane J. Chiles as vice chair. Schultz succeeds Bob Hewett, who served as chair since KentuckyOne?s inception in 2012. Schultz will remain on the board, according to a...
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Hospital group KentuckyOne Health says it will launch a program on Nov. 1 that will let Kentuckians get urgent care at any time by consulting with a medical professional over the phone or web camera. The group says KentuckyOne Anywhere Care is...
- St. Joseph Hospitals Lay Off 40 Employees In Lexington
KentuckyOne Health announced Wednesday it would be laying off 40 employees at its St. Joseph Hospital and St. Joseph East locations in Lexington, Scott Sloan of the Herald-Leader reports. The move comes less than a year after 36 employees were laid...
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