There’s a crisis unfolding at NewYork-Presbyterian, and if you work there, you know it and you already feel it in your gut.
From 466 Lexington to frontline units in CHONY and Brooklyn Methodist, the fear is everywhere - and it’s not paranoia.
Layoffs have begun hitting every layer... from back-office support to patient-facing care teams.
vp-level managers have reportedly been asked to submit lists of names to cut, and staff are being let go with little to no warning, sometimes mid-shift, sometimes in Zoom meetings, or even through vague calendar invites.
Some are told to collect their things and leave without being offered a severance package or a proper explanation. It’s a rollout devoid of dignity. Period...
Despite public messaging that speaks of "strategic restructuring" and "efficiency," (whos coming up with this language) the reality on the ground tells a different story. 1,000 jobs will be cut, with layoffs rumored to stretch through 7/4 (excluding Juneteenth for optics).
What’s even more chilling is how arbitrary it all feels: Frontline nurses, rehab therapists, mental health counselors, and patient care coordinators. Many of them long-tenured, high-performing, and essential to daily hospital operations - are being dismissed.
All of this while bloatted leadership layers remain fully intact. Corwin and Forese continue to pull down mega $$$ in compensation while their serfs - many of whom stayed through COVID and put in overtime during staffing crises - are shown the door.
Revenue Cycle, Clinical IT, Finance, and Pharmacy and others have been hard hit. Nurses and social workers at CHONY and palliative care staff have been affected. Needless to say, our morale is in freefall. Panic attacks, depression, and feelings of betrayal, what else to say.
Many say this is not the place they once felt proud to serve. The sense of community has been shattered forever. The "Respect Credo" now feels like a stupid joke.
Staff are being escorted out like criminals. Think about it for a sec.
People with 15, 20, 30 years of service (or more) are being laid off with the same cold formality as if they were just contractors.
The elephant in the room: the ~$750M s-xual abuse settlement related to the former OB/GYN.
These layoffs are less about operational needs and more about cleaning up the financial wreckage of past leadership failures.
That belief is only reinforced by the silence from the top. Silence reigns. Execs has offered few answers, and even VPs are dodging questions, telling departments to "just wait and see." What's to see?
It feels like, in my opinion, that they are going after budget reduction quotas, and employees with higher salaries are "low-hanging fruit."
Union? Maybe that's the way but I am not sure. But I do know that the disillusionment is total and omnipresent, ask anyone.
What’s happening is not just a restructuring, it's destruction and complete breach of trust. Execs are making decisions with surgical coldness... Cutting out the very people who make us what we are. People who kept the system running during the worst of the pandemic are being discarded like yesterday’s supplies. And through it all, the executive lineup remains quiet, untouched, and IMHO, crazy overpaid.
This isn’t just a layoff. This is the collapse of a culture. We have long claimed to be one of the top hospitals in the nation - we focused on innivation, patient care, and respect for our people.
But the reality behind the scenes right now has shown us a very different picture.
It's one where loyalty is meaningless, transparency is nonexistent, and the only jobs truly safe are the ones with 7figure salaries and reserved exec chairs.
If this is the future of healthcare, it’s one that both patients and workers should fear. Welcome to 2025.