Wednesday, March 14, 2018

UAMS to cut 124 additional jobs; positions will be eliminated through attrition, not layoffs, exec says 8 - Eric Besson, Arkansas Online

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will eliminate 124* additional jobs, through attrition rather than layoffs, the academic hospital’s chief financial officer said Friday as officials continue to grapple with a budget deficit. UAMS in January announced it was cutting 600 positions, including 258 that were filled, as a way to cut a looming $72.3 million deficit, nearly twice the $39.8 million that had been authorized. The newly announced position cuts will bring total losses to 730, or about 6.6 percent of UAMS’ 10,900 employees. http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/23/uams-cut-130-additional-jobs-positions-will-be-eli/