Posted on 05/11/2023 6:30:44 PM PDT by dennisw
High inflation and a shortage of patient clinicians spurred the decision to cut 770 Ochsner Health's CEO said it was 'the hardest change we have ever had to make'
Louisiana's largest hospital system has laid off nearly 800 of its staff amid rising healthcare labor costs after the Covid pandemic emergency has come to an end.
Ochsner Health announced today it was 'eliminating 770 positions' — around 2 percent of its entire staff — in 'the hardest change we have ever had to make'.
It comes after extra money for healthcare systems from the government was cut off after Biden put an end to the pandemic on May 11.
Hospitals received funding since March 2020 to help with staffing and other costs.
The main roles that were cut from Ochsner Health are management and non-direct patient care roles, it said.
A shortage of patient clinicians, high inflation and the end of the pandemic relief funding from the government have also contributed to Ochsner Health's decision.
CEO Pete November said in a statement: 'This is not a decision our executive leadership team takes lightly or one we ever wanted to make.
It is the hardest change we have ever had to make at Ochsner, but one we must to ensure we continue to be a strong organization with the resources to fulfill our purpose and lead the way for clinical excellence and innovation.'
Last week, leaders at the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Covid is no longer a global emergency — a symbolic moment the pandemic is near its end.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the UN health agency, said Friday: 'It's with great hope that I declare Covid over as a global health emergency.'
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The Covid bonanza is coming to an end.
These ghouls loved Covid18 as they lied and classified with codes, patients who were hospitalized as having Cov19. When really they had something else. Were given the lying. amped up PCR tests. Voilà, the hospital gets paid millions by the Federales for dealing with the Cov19 crisis.
Jeez… what American hospitals need are millions more illegal aliens to serve for free.
7 million dead, a bonanza?
I think a lot of people are now taking a hard look at the medical profession after this Covid disaster.
At least fewer incentives for American deaths should lead to fewer American deaths.
They have another bonanza planned to replace this one.
It will start all over again.
They will need to wait until the money backs up again.
Might be 3 years or so.
Or Trump.
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Louisiana is one state where just about everything is free to the right people. They have a free college system and practically free hospital system. What they also have is a dwindling tax base due to those people who can escape to Texas or Florida. The joke is that Louisiana citizens can get healed and educated, and if they’re smart enough, they will get the h@ll out.
“They have a free college system and practically free hospital system.”
No. Not true. Ridiculous.
Frees up more time for ticktock dance videos.
I'm pretty close to the state border, and have some friends there. They brag about it. I don't understand why they would live there with a state income tax, and the crime in the Shreveport area where they live.
Unfortunately so.
This will be happening all over the country and a lot of hospitals will be in financial trouble. My guess is most places haven’t recovered pre pandemic as to elective surgeries they were doing.
Here in Arkansas the top 4 hospitals were getting up to $60 Million a year and UAMS, The medical school complex and hospital, was getting $30 Million a year and now will be having a severe budget crunch next month, and trouble meeting payroll. .
Some may see many of the casualties as being the result of the bonanza.
I heard that some hospitals were receiving $7,000 per Covid-as-cause-of-death, but that’s only hearsay.
You are a lunatic.
“Frees up more time for ticktock dance videos.”
But done at home now, since they’ve been layed off.
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