LSU Health System to Slash 1,500 Jobs in New Austerity Plan - Bob Herman, Beckers Hospital Review

The board of directors of Baton Rouge-based Louisiana State University Health System has approved a $151.8 million budget cut plan that will lay off nearly 1,500 employees starting in January 2013, according to a Shreveport Times report. The $151.8 million in cuts will represent a 19 percent reduction to LSU Health System's budget, and the 1,487 layoffs will equate to a 24 percent staff reduction, according to the report. The layoffs will impact employees at seven hospitals across southern Louisiana — LSU Interim Hospital in New Orleans, Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rough, W.O. Ross Regional Medical Center in Lake Charles, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence, University Medical Center in Lafayette and Bogalusa Medical Center. Hospitals not affected are LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, E.A. Conway Medical Center in Monroe and Huey P. Long Medical Center in Alexandria. http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/lsu-health-system-to-slash-1500-jobs-in-new-austerity-plan.html