Thread regarding Trinity Medical Center East &Trinity Medical Center West layoffs

More details see below for layoff updates - it's bad:

A press release from East Texas Medical Center stated that poor utilization and declining reimbursement rates were among the reasons for the health care system's decision to part ways with the Trinity Memorial Hospital District when its lease expires on Aug. 1.

"The decision to not extend or renew our lease with ETMC Trinity was an extremely difficult one," said Perry Henderson, ETMC's senior vice president of affiliate operations. "ETMC has leased this hospital for 20 years, so this decision is one we struggled with and did not make lightly. However, the reality of the situation is that due to changes in healthcare and low patient volumes at this facility, we can no longer afford to operate a hospital in this community."