The Sun Herald: Memorial Hospital Announces 47 Layoffs

From The Sun Herald:

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport laid off 47 employees Friday as part of cost-cutting measures to offset an $11 million budget shortfall, hospital administrators said Tuesday.

The layoffs were part of a plan that included some restructuring, elimination of services and changes in benefits, Memorial President and CEO Gary Marchand said.

“The basic problem was an $11 million shortfall in revenue,” Marchand said.

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