Ontario, California-based Prime Healthcare, a for-profit healthcare holding company that operates 51 hospitals in 14 states, has announced a reduction in force across multiple hospitals and clinics.
The reduction will impact 100 employees and 100 jobs across its recently acquired eight hospital sites and clinics in the Chicago, Illinois area.
According to a Prime spokesperson, “As we continue to offer and create opportunities, we are also evaluating alignment with best practices and support from our national and regional teams. Through this process, there is a small number of positions that are duplicated or not aligned with the care model and service line offerings — most of them not directly providing patient care — that will be consolidated.”
“Importantly, these efforts will not affect the quality of care we deliver to the communities we serve and in fact will help expand best practices from across the nation. All decisions made at our Illinois facilities are guided by our mission to improve quality, strengthen care delivery, preserve access in underserved areas, and ensure long-term sustainability.”
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