Bad news for jobs in Chicago, as Resurrection Health Care (RHC) has announed the elimination of 125 management, ambulatory services and system support positions. Eighty-one employees were laid off and an additional 44 vacant positions will not be filled. Most of the affected positions were managers in corporate system services areas; none of the employees provided bedside care. Less than one percent of the System’s work force of more than 14,000 employees was affected.
RHC joins a growing number of local hospitals and health systems that have been implementing various cost-cutting measures in response to a deteriorating economy that has impacted the entire health care industry.
Resurrection Health Care lost $73 million in 2008, and projects additional significant losses in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
In addition to expense reduction, Resurrection has undertaken several concurrent initiatives that focus on improving clinical quality, expanding and realigning relationships with physicians, growth opportunities aimed at long-term viability of the System, and implementing quality and productivity best practices.