Specific thread for 10/30 RIF at Wellmed. Comment if you know what departments will be impacted and where?
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@n3f They are shutting down the Extended Hours clinic is San Antonio as of 5/31. A lot of us depend on that extra money. My previous department got laid off on 12/30
I heard that Wellmed is selling at the end of this year. Has anyone else heard of this?
Houston lost all clinics. Admins, VPs, Regional all losing their job Jan 9th. At least they have a heads up...
@de El Paso was hit bad. Closed an entire walk-in clinic, and at least 2 people per clinic. One clinic lost 7! All for them to replenish it.
@ns Did you want them to wait until you were back in the office to do the RIF?
I was texted during my vacation to contact them. Totally unprofessional. To receive this news on my PTO.
Was in a redeployment meeting today.
They have about 15 meetings set up.
200 laid off employees attended across all backgrounds. Anyone from Landmark to optum to directors.
@e8 11/31 doesn’t exist
10/30/25 wellmed - optum
Confirmed 60 people the whole north texas out patient team. Care Advocates, nurses, lvn and management.
More layoffs coming 11/31 and February. Undisclosed which departments next.
@dt not saying you are wrong. Just saying that's some pretty deep info. I actually appreciate you sharing so p-e-ons like me get the full story. Thank you.
@dd Optum Florida Tampa market affected. Lost office nurses and care coordinators.
@dc What are you talking about? The old CFO JZ was an indecisive leader and he along with the other 2 senior leaders who are now gone are largely responsible for the state South Region/WellMed is in and trying to extricate itself from. The new CFO actually understood the HUGE financial catastrophe early on and the other senior leaders refused to listen and act. The new CFO JD knows his stuff and understands what has to be done if the company wants to exist. Blame the right people…the previous leaders were incapable of leading the organization unless it was making a billion $ a year…once the V.28 kicked in and that revenue went away they had no clue or fortitude to make decisive actions and decisions. These are facts.
What about San Antonio Austin Dallas El Paso corpus and valley!
@dd either SE Texas-Houston or Florida. Both heavily impacted today
@db what is considered the southeast region?
@cf sounds like something the new CFO would say
@OP southeast region. Wellmed. Doctors are gone.
So what divisions were affected today what market’s
@c8 I guess not. Even harder when it involves STD. Not exactly prime hiring with the limitations...
@cd the job itself will never be eliminated, nor renamed. It's a key clinic role.
@bz What we are seeing is the result is the total indecisiveness and inaction taken by the former CEO, CFO and President of the medical group. The dire financial indicators were plain to see for a long time and these senior leaders refused to take real action by strategically adjusting the company. Instead they took very minor and ineffective actions around risk and quality and some basic market consolidation. Nothing to really address the major issues around so many non-revenue generating functions lead by poor leaders for years. They could get away with it when WellMed was generating $1billion a year but when we went to losing over $300 million a year they should have seen they couldn’t run it like they were. But they refused to change what they had been doing for over 20 years. WellMed went from being the biggest revenue source for Optum health to dragging it down in 2 years. Catastrophic and they did little to adjust, even when many on the wider team were pushing for change that would allow for people to post out to other roles in the wider Optum and UHG areas. Now this change all has to occur in a few months and it is costing many good employees their jobs. Blame those former senior leaders and their refusal to take action even when others were pushing them to do so. They all got HUGE lucrative exit agreements and severance amounts while many now are scrambling to get jobs to pay bills and take care of their families. It is disgraceful.
@bz it isn’t falling apart. What we are seeing is the result if the total indecisiveness and inaction taken by the former CEO, CFO and President of the medical group. The dire financial indicators were plain to see for a long time and these senior leaders refused to take real action by strategically adjusting the company. Instead they took very minor and ineffective actions around risk and quality and some basic market consolidation. Nothing to really address the major issues around so many non-revenue generating functions lead by poor leaders for years. They could get away with it when WellMed was generating $1billion a year but when we went to losing over $300 million a year they should have seen they couldnt run it like they were. But they refused to change what they had been doing for over 20 years. WellMed went from being the biggest revenue source for Optum health to dragging it down in 2 years. Catastrophic and they did little to adjust, even when many on the wider team were pushing for change that would allow for people to post out to other riles in the wider Optum and UHG areas. Now this change all has to occur in a few months and it is costing may good employees their jobs Blame those former senior leaders and their refusal to take action even when others were pushing them to do so. They all got HUGE lucrative exit agreements and severance amounts while many now are scrambling to get jibs to pay bills and take care if their families. It is disgraceful.
@cb If the work goes away and the job is eliminated there isn’t any job for FMLA to protect or hold until you come off the leave. It kind of makes sense.
Unfortunately, it is legal to do a reduction of course when someone is on FMLA and they use it obviously
@by is that legal? I thought FMLA covers that
@bz I’m so sorry, prayers for you too. May I ask what department you were in?
Been hearing clinics would be impacted but don’t know what positions or where
Well, my time is up. With all the layoffs over the last few years, this place that used to be special for employees and our community looks to be falling apart. Prayers to the remaining few.
Out on FMLA, 3 weeks into it actually..."your position has been eliminated" this morning... there will always be my "position"...
Sounds like most of the facilities and real estate department will be going up to Optum. I’m sure some of them will be RIFd too