The people being laid off include registered nurses, CNAs, and researchers. Providence Oregon Chief Executive Jennifer Burrows said the layoffs involve small numbers of staff in many locations.
“The majority of changes are decreasing team sizes,” she said. The exception is a wound care clinic in Newberg, which Providence is planning to close.
Providence employs more than 125,000 people in seven states with headquarters in Renton, Washington and Irvine, California. On Thursday, it also announced layoffs and program changes in Washington, primarily in Spokane and the inland Northwest…