Louisiana’s largest health care system will layoff 770 workers across 42 hospitals and 200 urgent care centers here and in Mississippi.
This is the largest shedding of employees at one time in Ochsner history, a representation of 2-percent of the workforce.
The announcement came in the form of a letter from Ochsner CEO Peter November.
November’s letter states: “Impacted positions are management and primarily non-direct patient care roles. No physicians are impacted by this reduction, and any impacted employees with active clinical credentials will be offered direct patient care roles.”
No facilities will be shut down or consolidated.
The November letter features a brief outline of what effected staff can expect moving forward:
· Team members impacted by this reduction will receive a calendar appointment for a meeting today about next steps and how we are supporting them through this transition.
· Each impacted full and part-time employee will continue to receive full pay and benefits for up to 65 days depending on their work schedule, in addition to severance packages for full-time and part-time employees.
· We will also offer career support, wellness resources and details on how to apply for other job opportunities within Ochsner.
· The HR Solutions Center is standing by to answer questions and provide support to impacted staff throughout the process.
Ochsner and LCMC have been competing against each other in a battle to grow into the largest healthcare system in the region.
The difficult announcement was made around 8am this morning.
