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Essentia lays off 500 employees across 4 states [View all]
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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