A chain of Optum-owned urgent care clinics are laying off nursing positions nationwide.
Here's what ASCs need to know:
1. Morgantown, W.Va.-based MedExpress Urgent Care will eliminate registered nursing positions at 150 facilities, nurse.org reported Aug. 21. The nurse.org report was confirmed by WSAZ in West Virginia.
2. An online petition posted by MedExpress nurses is calling on UnitedHealth to reverse its decision. As of Aug. 22, the petition had gathered more than 3,500 signatures.
3. A MedExpress spokesperson did not confirm or deny the accuracy of the report when reached by Becker's, though they did provide the following statement: "MedExpress continually assesses and evolves our staffing models to better reflect urgent care industry standards. As always, we will support team members affected with job placement resources and seek to deploy them where possible to any open roles within the company."