Eight Doctors Cut from NUMC Staff
Jan 11, 2006 9:31 am US/Eastern(1010 WINS) (EAST MEADOW, Long Island)
The Nassau University Medical Center has laid off eight doctors as part of a budget cutting plan. A hospital spokeswoman says the facility is trying to eliminate $32 million --m hoping to balance its budget.Spokeswoman Shelley Lotenberg says eliminating the eight physicians jobs will save about $1 million. She says more layoffs may follow.The Nassau University Medical Center has a $492 million budget for this year. The hospital says it needs more state aid to balance that budget.
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I'm not one of the "eight" officially. However, my boss gave my clinics to the doctor she had to lay off. So, I'm OUT. One month ago I closed my practice, and now this.
Jan 11, 2006 9:31 am US/Eastern(1010 WINS) (EAST MEADOW, Long Island)
The Nassau University Medical Center has laid off eight doctors as part of a budget cutting plan. A hospital spokeswoman says the facility is trying to eliminate $32 million --m hoping to balance its budget.Spokeswoman Shelley Lotenberg says eliminating the eight physicians jobs will save about $1 million. She says more layoffs may follow.The Nassau University Medical Center has a $492 million budget for this year. The hospital says it needs more state aid to balance that budget.
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I'm not one of the "eight" officially. However, my boss gave my clinics to the doctor she had to lay off. So, I'm OUT. One month ago I closed my practice, and now this.
