Three more recent updates:
- A former senior manager with Optum told The Daily Herald Sept. 8 the company laid off about 67 employees from The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic in Seattle, which Optum purchased in 2017. Specific positions and departments named in the report included nurses, internal couriers, and human resources.
- Morgantown, W.Va.-based MedExpress Urgent Care, a chain of urgent care clinics owned by Optum, is laying off all nursing positions at nearly 150 facilities nationwide, nurse.org reported Aug. 21. In response, Morgantown-based Mon Health System said it welcomes those nurses to apply for "multiple opportunities" within the four-hospital system.
- San Antonio-based WellMed, a Medicare-focused network of physicians and clinics purchased by Optum in 2011, laid off an unknown number of employees, the San Antonio Express-News reported Aug. 14. At least 170 people were terminated in the San Antonio area, according to the report.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/layoffs-at-optum-3-updates.html