Monday, March 29, 2010

New York Hospitals to Cut 2,600 More Jobs - WSJ.com

Hope and Change, Hope and Change.  Who needs death panels when you can simply reduce the number doctors and nurses.  It all works out so well.

New York Hospitals to Cut 2,600 More Jobs - WSJ.com

New York City System Aims to Cut 2,600 More Jobs as State Funding Drops

By MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL and SUZANNE SATALINE

NEW YORK—The nation's largest public hospital system plans to slash its work force—including doctors and nurses—by about 10% over two years as government aid drops and the number of uninsured patients jumps.

With its budget deficit set to top $1 billion, New York City's Health and Hospitals Corp. plans to eliminate 2,600 jobs in the fiscal year that begins July 1. That comes on top of 1,300 positions to be eliminated this year.

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