Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem announced Wednesday that it would cut the equivalent of about 950 jobs by June 2013 in an effort to control costs.
The cuts will be about half from positions currently unfilled and half from the elimination of current employees, the hospital said. The reduction represents about 6 percent of the center's workforce.
The cuts began when 76 Wake Forest Baptist employees were laid off this week. They come after reductions in expense and discretionary budgets were not enough to meet the hospital goals. Almost two-thirds of the center's costs are labor, the hospital said.



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November 16, 2012 1:52 p.m.
Wrong, this is going to cost more money. Believing that ObamaCare will reduce costs is equal to believing in the tooth fairy. Medicare is not FLOATING anything. Private insurance is picking up what Medicaid and Medicare does not cover. When a person with private insurance gets a bill, they are paying part of the bill for several other people. The good news is more and more providers will cease taking Medicaid and Medicare. I hope every Doctor out there starts refusing these patients.
November 16, 2012 1:29 p.m.
We are getting 21 separate taxes through Obamacare to pay for it. Your bank winning doesn't make sense.
Any way you look at it, it is a flawed solution and the flaws are showing up quickly.
November 16, 2012 10:21 a.m.
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November 14, 2012 7:55 p.m.