Louisiana
Ochsner to lay off nearly 800 employees in La., Miss. as supply costs rise
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Ochsner Health is planning to lay off nearly 800 employees across Louisiana and Mississippi.
Ochsner CEO Pete November sent a message to staff on Thursday, May 11, informing them of the pending layoffs.
Read the message here.
November stated 770 employees, which represents about 2% of the team, will be out of a job.
Officials report the layoffs won’t affect doctors, nurses, and other patient-facing staff. Workers in management, administrative jobs, and clerical positions will see most of the cuts.
Ochsner cited increased labor costs, a nationwide shortage of patient care clinicians, a weakened economy, and high inflation as part of the reason for the layoffs. Those factors have caused supply costs to escalate.
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