Beaumont cuts sever nine positions
from its Cadieux Road hospital

The scythe of layoffs in Beaumont Hospitals did not spare its Grosse Pointe location.

Last week, the hospital chain announced it was shedding 353 jobs throughout the system, which includes hospitals in Royal Oak, Troy and here, as well as other medical facilities. This is the third layoff of the year.

Nine positions were cut at the Cadieux Road facility. In a statement released by the hospital's communication department, Rick Swaine, senior vice president and hospital director, said: 

"In the last two years, Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe has made tremendous progress with increased patient volumes, recruitment of physicians and upgrading equipment, technology and facilities.

"Unfortunately, increasing unemployment and changes in insurance coverage in the local economy is affecting our reimbursement and our revenue. To off-set these changes, we needed to further reduce our labor cost and unfortunately, we eliminated nine positions out of the 1,030 at the Grosse Pointe hospital."

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