175 Non-Faculty UC Irvine Health Employees To Be Laid Off
"Despite being faced with tough choices and financial imperatives, our patients must and will remain at the center of every decision we make," UC Irvine Health's chief executive, Howard Federoff, wrote.
Los Angeles Times:
UC Irvine Health Laying Off 175 Employees
U.C. Irvine Health began laying off 175 employees this week as part of a plan to ensure efficiency of its medical center's clinical and educational operations, the university-based care provider said. Those being let go — many of whom are in management or administrative and support positions — are being notified individually, according to UC Irvine Health spokesman John Murray. The layoffs will not include faculty, which includes doctors, he said. (Chan, 10/6)
In other news from across the state —
Modesto Bee:
New School At Former Heald College Site In Salida Focuses On Health Careers
American Specialty College has taken over the former Heald College site on Pirrone Court. A spokesperson said at a grand opening Wednesday that 15 to 20 students will begin courses next week to become medical assistants and certified nursing assistants. The for-profit college, in a three-story building, could serve up to 1,000 students as more education programs are accredited, the company said. In August, the state Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education approved a license for the college to operate. (Carlson, 10/6)
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Russian River Health Center In Guerneville Reopens After Last Year's Devastating Fire
Providers and patients who endured 8½ months of cramped, improvised facilities in the wake of a December arson fire that destroyed the Russian River Health Center are back at their old site in new digs serving the lower Russian River communities. The health center in downtown Guerneville — medical home for 3,500 patients — reopened last month at Third and Church streets in a modular structure assembled where the charred remains of the longtime clinic once stood. Spotless and orderly, the 3,300-square-foot clinic is smaller but features seven exam rooms, three restrooms, a waiting room, lab, staff offices and other facilities. (Callahan, 10/6)