North Star to lay off 100+ employees
WWNY • • business
Key Points:
- North Star Health Alliance announced plans to lay off approximately 120 employees, including management, clinical, and non-clinical staff, affecting both Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg and Carthage Area Hospital.
- The layoffs come amid a funding dispute with New York state, following the loss of state funding intended to help Claxton-Hepburn transition to a new business model due to concerns over financial transparency.
- North Star maintains it is being transparent and is working to provide the state with requested information, while state officials, including Assemblymen Scott Gray and Ken Blankenbush, are engaged in efforts to support the hospital workforce and resolve the issue.
- The New York Department of Health emphasized that North Star
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