Independence Health System is cutting more than 150 jobs.
Hospital officials cited the move as a “broader cost containment effort.” The elimination of 151 positions accounts for about two percent of the health system’s workforce.
The job cuts are impacting 81 employees this week—the other 70 have been impacted since the start of the year.
“At Independence Health System, our mission remains unwavering: to deliver expert care to the communities we serve while securing the long-term strength and stability of our organization,” Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Kelly Skoloda said in a statement. “Over the past two years, we have made meaningful progress—cutting our losses nearly in half from 2023 to 2024. But despite these efforts, like many health systems, we continue to face unrelenting and unprecedented financial and operational pressures—both within healthcare and across the broader economy. We must continue to make difficult but necessary decisions.”
It’s not known what exact positions are being eliminated and how many of the jobs lost were here in Butler.
Hospital officials also added that if they did not act decisively, it would “jeopardize the care we provide and the future we are working so hard to protect.”
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