Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford is shedding 200 full-time jobs but there was still no word early Thursday on precisely where those cuts will take place.
Hospital administrators notified the hospital’s staff Wednesday, NBC Connecticut reports.
“Like most hospitals statewide, we have experienced a modest decline in our census,” St. Francis president and CEO Christopher Dadlez said in a statement. “At the same time, rising expenses and continued shortfalls in federal and state payments for care of Medicare and Medicaid patients have heightened our financial difficulties.”
Dadlez called the decision difficult, but necessary. “These measures will not compromise the quality of care that we deliver each day. They will, in fact, ensure our ability to continue our promise to provide the very best care possible for our community,” Dadlez said.
