Essentia lays off 500 employees across 4 states

[TexasTowelie]

FARGO — Essentia Health announced Monday, March 30, that they have laid off 500 nonmedical staff as they prepare for an "expected surge of COVID-19 patients."

David Herman, chief executive officer at Duluth-based Essentia, said the employees who aren't involved in direct patient care have been placed on "special administrative leave" at its hospitals and clinics in Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho and Wisconsin.

The health care system employs another 14,000 in the four states.

Herman said they have postponed elective surgeries, closed some clinics and delayed routine appointments.

Read more: https://www.inforum.com/business/healthcare/5022748-Essentia-lays-off-500-employees-across-4-states

[mr_lebowski]

1. I guess they weren't so essentia after all ...

Sorry ... somebody had to ...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. I personally know David Herman....

He was my Ophthalmologist at Mayo for over 25 years, until 10 years ago when he left.

[Sherman A1]

3. And those people could not be utilized

in some other fashion in to help? They could not be retrained in some fashion to support the effort? I hope they all file for unemployment and receive every benefit coming to them and more.