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TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2020, 01:57 AM Mar 2020

Essentia lays off 500 employees across 4 states

FARGO — Essentia Health announced Monday, March 30, that they have laid off 500 nonmedical staff as they prepare for an "expected surge of COVID-19 patients."

David Herman, chief executive officer at Duluth-based Essentia, said the employees who aren't involved in direct patient care have been placed on "special administrative leave" at its hospitals and clinics in Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho and Wisconsin.

The health care system employs another 14,000 in the four states.

Herman said they have postponed elective surgeries, closed some clinics and delayed routine appointments.

Read more: https://www.inforum.com/business/healthcare/5022748-Essentia-lays-off-500-employees-across-4-states

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Essentia lays off 500 employees across 4 states (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2020 OP

I guess they weren't so essentia after all ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #1

I personally know David Herman.... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2020 #2

And those people could not be utilized Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #3

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. I guess they weren't so essentia after all ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:25 AM

Mar 2020

Sorry ... somebody had to ...

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,093 posts)

2. I personally know David Herman....

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:40 AM

Mar 2020

He was my Ophthalmologist at Mayo for over 25 years, until 10 years ago when he left.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. And those people could not be utilized

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 04:33 AM

Mar 2020

in some other fashion in to help? They could not be retrained in some fashion to support the effort? I hope they all file for unemployment and receive every benefit coming to them and more.

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