UPMC announces more layoffs could be on the horizon

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — Roughly seven months after announcing they were cutting roughly 1,000 employees, UPMC said more may be on the horizon.

UPMC said "targeted adjustments" are frequently made. This time around, roughly 100 active employees and 200 unfulfilled positions could be eliminated across the UPMC system.

"Targeted adjustments are frequently made to improve organizational efficiencies and eliminate redundancies," a UPMC spokesperson said. "About 200 unfilled positions and about 100 active employees throughout the 100,000 person UPMC system may be affected."

UPMC laying off approximately 1,000 people

In April, UPMC announced the layoff of roughly 1,000 employees which is about 1% of their active workforce. Similar to this time around, the healthcare company said part of the April layoffs was to "eliminate redundancies" with their unfulfilled positions.

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At this time, it's unknown where any of the latest layoffs may take place. In April, a spokesperson said it was mostly non-clinical, non-member-facing and administrative positions that were being cut.