Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health Medical Center laid off 25 from its leadership, overhead and non-clinical teams in response to the hospital missing its fiscal year 2019 budget, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
What you should know:
1. President and CEO Jeff Feasel sent a memo to employees explaining the layoffs.
2. He cited five reasons why the hospital had to lay off the employees, including new outpatient surgery centers and increased use of urgent care centers.
3. Mr. Feasel emphasized the layoffs were not related to a 95-bed hospital under construction in Deltona, Fla.
4. Mr. Feasel said, "Though the times are challenging, the future is bright and these changes will help us achieve our long-term goals while maintaining our focus on continuing to deliver quality patient care."