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Article: In unusual move, Beth Israel to cut 80 management jobs
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 22, 1999
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In its first significant layoffs, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center yesterday said it will eliminate 80 management positions at
the financially strapped Boston teaching hospital.
The move, which would thin out Beth Israel Deaconess' management
ranks by 23.5 percent, is unusual for a hospital that has set itself
apart by refusing to lay off workers to save money, instead relying
on attrition to trim its payroll. With Beth Israel Deaconess now
losing money at an increasing rate, hospital officials felt they
could no longer resist forced cutbacks.
"We are in a mode of redesign that includes looking for new
opportunities, changing roles and eliminating redundant positions,"
said Dr. Herbert ...