JANUARY 12, 2023 — 262 EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING EMPLOYEES
ProMedica has announced it is laying off 262 employees as the company divests from its skilled nursing facilities business.
According to a company statement, “262 employees will lose their jobs. 255 are remote employees working for nursing homes around the country, and seven work at the ProMedica Summit Center in Toledo, Ohio. Layoffs are scheduled between March 10, 2023, and April 1, 2023.
A spokesperson noted, "We empathize with the affected employees and are committed to assisting them through their transition. We are encouraging them to explore possible open positions with the new operators. ProMedica’s human resources department is also working closely with affected employees to provide support during this process."
JULY 5, 2022 — MORE LAYOFFS
Plagued with continuing financial problems, the company laid off an unspecified number of non-clinical employees in recent days.
According to a company spokesperson, ProMedica has "made the difficult decision to eliminate some non-clinical positions, amounting to less than one percent of ProMedica's workforce, and that affected positions were primarily related to pilots and processes outside of our core business as well as certain corporate services."
Since ProMedica employs approximately 44,000, according to its most recent financial filing, less than one percent would mean roughly 440 or fewer employees lost their jobs.
APRIL 10, 2022 — 200 LAYOFFS AT PARAMOUNT
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica, a non-profit health care system with locations in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, has announced the loss of a Medicaid contract after a protracted appeals process.
The contract will impact 200 employees in the company's health maintenance organization, Paramount Health Care.
According to a company statement, "With the contract loss, Paramount is being forced to eliminate some positions, which will be effective around July 2022, depending on the position. We are in the process of informing approximately 200 affected employees well in advance."
APRIL 17, 2019 - ANOTHER REDUCTION IN FORCE
ProMedica has confirmed that it is planning another reduction in force. This time, another 100 employees will be involved. According to the company, some workers have been offered and taken, buy-outs.
President and CEO Randy Oostra, noted…
“This week, ProMedica experienced a small workforce reduction that affected a fraction of a percent of its workforce. The reduction was related to the reorganization of some operational functions across our system.”
“Healthcare market trends, such as rising costs, declining reimbursements, and the accelerating movement of care from inpatient to outpatient locations, challenges our organization to be proactive in identifying ways to transform our organization while providing compassionate care and superior service to our patients,”
Like most healthcare companies that live or die on patient volume and insurer reimbursements, ProMedica is waiting for the next shoe to drop — changes in the Affordable Care Act, Trump Administration Edition. (h/t reader go4smith)
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Original Post…
Healthcare provider, Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica, has announced that it laid off approximately 100 employees this week and left another 60 positions unfilled. According to Randy Oostra, ProMedica CEO the decision to cut staff was conditioned on decreasing reimbursement rates and rising operational costs.
In an official statement, ProMedica spokesperson Karen Strauss noted “The healthcare industry continues to face a series of challenges, including decreasing reimbursement rates for services and rising operational costs. To adapt, health systems around the country have had to make tough financial decisions.
ProMedica has worked diligently to improve efficiencies and reduce costs across the organization, and we have made great progress. Unfortunately, like so many other health systems, it has not been enough given the current healthcare environment. As a result, and after a rigorous and thoughtful review, we have made the tough decision to reduce our workforce to address and respond to these external factors. Approximately 100 employees were notified this week of their positions being eliminated — the majority of those positions being in leadership roles and corporate functions. In addition, 60 non-direct patient care positions that were vacant will not be filled.”
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. 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. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?