Across the country, as healthcare systems have been experiencing a decline in patient volumes and reimbursement rates and in line with thoughtful stewardship, Ministry Health Care has announced a reduction in workforce.
According to Ministry Health Care, factors that have led to the reduction include:
•High-deductible health insurance plans have led to decreased demand for physician and outpatient services.
•Sequestration has resulted in a $10 million annual reduction in payments to Ministry for Medicare services.
This reduction in force will increase productivity by better aligning the organization’s size to the current and future decreased patient volumes and reimbursement.
“Coming to this conclusion has not been easy,” Nick Desien, President and CEO of Ministry Health Care said. “We recognize that a decision to reduce the size of our workforce will impact the lives of many of our friends and colleagues. However, it is necessary to continue our mission of providing the highest quality of care to our patients, especially the poor and vulnerable, without a disruption in services.
“We are, in effect, re-establishing the basis for staffing across our healthcare system at a time when the environment in which we work continues to change at an ever-increasing rate,” Desien said. “Our mission calls us to use innovation and creativity to provide the best care possible to our patients while also being good stewards of our resources.”