AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT LIFESPAN

Providence, Rhode Island-based Lifespan, a comprehensive operator of hospitals, medical clinics, laboratories, and other facilities has announced that its restructuring activities are proceeding according to plan to address a loss of $35 million in fiscal year 2019. Following 216 employees who have opted to accept early retirement, the company has decided to eliminate an additional 87 positions.

According to a company spokesperson, “Lifespan is “evaluating all aspects of our organization, identifying opportunities to become more efficient while continuing to prioritize our focus on patient care. Initial staff reduction efforts began at Lifespan corporate services this past week with the elimination of 87 positions. Fifty-five of those positions were filled, 24 were vacant and 8 corporate positions were eliminated as part of the early retirement. This represents approximately 5% of our corporate workforce. The early retirements are effective March 28. These restructuring efforts will continue systemwide throughout 2020 as we seek to find efficiencies and economies of scale while ensuring that care is protected at the bedside. We greatly value the contributions of all our staff and deeply regret the need for any job loss. We’re confident we have the right restructuring plan in place, and that by streamlining our operations, focusing on our core mission and our values, we’ll emerge strong and successful. The people of Lifespan do meaningful, life-changing work every day, and Rhode Island depends on us to continue to provide high quality, high-value health care. While our financial challenges began well before the COVID-19 virus outbreak, we are reminded by recent events of the unique, essential, and lifesaving role our doctors, nurses and all our health care providers play in caring for our community. Lifespan’s viability as an essential community asset requires financial stability to ensure we can continue as the state’s largest and most important health care system.”

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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT VIDANT HEALTH

Greenville, North Carolina-based Vidant Health, an owner/operator of community hospitals and specialty medical clinics, has announced a major reduction in force which will impact 191 employees, with 82 being laid off at corporate headquarters,  75 layoffs will occur at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, and the remainder from other facilities.

The decision was specifically aimed at the remediation of an $18 million shortfall during Q1 of 2020.

According to CEO Dr. Michael Waldrum…

‘“Through Stand Up for ENC, I have continued to share the urgent need for support of rural health care due to the challenging environment we face, including decreasing reimbursements and the lack of Medicaid expansion. Despite our high volumes, these challenges have resulted in Vidant Health experiencing a budget shortfall during the first quarter of FY20.

In order to begin to recover from this shortfall, protect Vidant’s mission against ongoing challenges and ensure a stable future ·for health care in our region, we initiated a financial performance improvement process.

The first steps in this process were to reduce costs, implement operational efficiencies and discontinue recruitment and hiring for certain non-patient care positions. After these assessments, it was determined a workforce reduction was also necessary.

Today, we are announcing the difficult decision to implement a workforce reduction which includes separating 191 team members.

We will do what we need to do, to do what we’ve always done, which is to make sure the organization is healthy,"

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?

LAYOFFS: NO LOVE AT ADVENTIST HEALTH (08/11/25)

AUGUST 11, 2025 — 750 EMPLOYEES IMPACTED BY OUTSOURCING INITIATIVE

Rising costs and reduced reimbursement rates are forcing additional cost savings measures, such as outsourcing 750 positions across departments, including information technology, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, supply chain, and accounts payable.

According to CEO Kerry Heinrich, “We are taking strategic steps to ensure our financial health, so that we can continue delivering care where it’s needed most. Our financial health is directly tied to our ability to deliver the exceptional care our patients depend on in the communities where they live and work. While changes like these bring a significant impact to our workforce, they are a necessary response to the challenges facing our organization and industry. Through these strategic initiatives, we will position ourselves as a trusted healthcare partner for generations to come, delivering compassionate, cost-effective care through deep expertise, a modern infrastructure, and a more connected workforce.”

FEBRUARY 18, 2023 — REORGANIZATION WITH 59 LAYOFFS

Adventist is undertaking a strategic reorganization that includes cutting administrative costs and continuing layoffs at its Roseville headquarters. The present layoffs target 59 employees who were in-person and remote workers at its Roseville, California.

President and CEO Kerry Heinrich noted, “Our commitment to rural and urban healthcare remains steadfast, and we are expanding to other locations to invest and transform the integrated delivery of care.”

“We recognize that these changes impact people’s lives and want to respect each affected individual.”

These cuts follow the 52 administrative position layoffs at its Roseville headquarters in August 2022, as part of a workforce realignment to add clinical and patient-facing positions while cutting back-of-house staff.

FEBRUARY 20, 2020 — Original post…

Roseville, California-based Adventist Health has announced that it will be laying off 651 employees at 13 Adventist hospitals and offices in March 2020 as it continues to outsource non-core functions.

According to a company spokesperson, “company-wide security will be transferred to Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based Allied Universal; facility services to be transferred to Chicago, Illinois-based JLL, a property management firm; and environmental services transferred to Paris, France-based Sodexo, a food management vendor, and Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Crothall Healthcare.” Outsourcing these in-house services “will make operations more efficient and will position us to better serve our patients and make care more affordable.”   

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?