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Patriot
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 Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: Layoffs At Texas University Hospital |
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| Quote: | The head of the University of Texas Medical Branch predicted that its plan to cut 1,000 jobs will require about 720 people to be laid off, with other reductions coming through attrition and transfers.
The Galveston institution, the second-largest hospital in the Houston area behind Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, said recently it planned to eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs. That is equal to 1,300 full-time equivalent positions because some of those losing their jobs work more than 40 hours a week, according to a UTMB spokeswoman.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4029953.html
| Quote: | He said the health sector "is in considerable jeopardy" in part because of a "very inefficient system for reimbursement" and because of the crisis of uninsured Americans.
"The uncompensated issue is huge," Fine said. "And Houston is almost a poster child for this nationally," with one of the highest rates of uninsured residents in the U.S.
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I wonder how many are illegal?
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TxTeacher
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | He said the health sector "is in considerable jeopardy" in part because of a "very inefficient system for reimbursement" and because of the crisis of uninsured Americans. |
You should see the public health centers and the Level-1 trauma center at Ben Taub hospital in Houston. It is a complete joke with all the waiting around most all of the people do there. Thank goodness for having health insurance. I don't mind the cost, when I hurt my hand a few weeks ago, I called my doctor's office, got an immediate appointment, saw them on the same day, and got a prescription for painkillers in the total space of about two and half hours. Try beating that at a public clinic!! What gets my blood boiling is that we, the taxpayers, have to pay for the un-insured. |
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