Layoffs in Health Care
Year 2009
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Layoffs in Health Care

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Company Date                 Number Location Sector Source
Stericycle Inc. December 23, 2009 29    USA Health Care sun-sentinel.com
AmeriHealth Administrators December 11, 2009 111   USA Health Care Businss Journal
Independence Blue Cross December 10, 2009 200    USA Health Care philly.com
Extendicare December 09, 2009 120   USA Health Care WTOL.com
St. Vincent's Hospital December 08, 2009 180    USA Health Care crainsnewyork.com
Bausch & Lomb Inc. December 04, 2009 19   USA Health Care ROCnow.com
UniCare Inc. December 04, 2009 568    USA Health Care ChicagoBusiness.com
MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. December 03, 2009 145   USA Health Care FierceBiotech.com
FirstCare Health December 03, 2009 88    USA Health Care KCBD.com
Forest Laboratories Inc. December 02, 2009 84   USA Health Care newsday.com
Department of Mental Health, MI November 30, 2009 300    USA Health Care wickedlocal.com
Boston Scientific November 20, 2009 1400   USA Health Care MiamiHerald.com
Samaritan Healthcare November 20, 2009 45    USA Health Care ColumbiaBasinHerald.com
Northeast Health System November 18, 2009 24   USA Health Care SalemNews.com
Hennepin County Medical Center November 18, 2009 150    USA Health Care WCCO.com
Aetna Inc. November 18, 2009 1250   USA Health Care Reuters
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, NJ November 16, 2009 24    USA Health Care NorthJersey.com
Stiefel Laboratories November 12, 2009 260   USA Health Care Business Journal
Healthwise November 11, 2009 15    USA Health Care IdahoStatesman.com
Jackson Health System November 09, 2009 93   USA Health Care MiamiHerald.com
UniCare Life & Health Insurance November 09, 2009 187    USA Health Care Businss Journal
Children's Hospital of Orange County, FL November 09, 2009 42   USA Health Care freedomblogging.com
Pfizer Inc. November 09, 2009 2000    USA Health Care Forbes.com
Regence BlueCross BlueShield November 06, 2009 400   USA Health Care Businss Journal
GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. November 06, 2009 45    USA Health Care boston.com
ALSAC November 05, 2009 70   USA Health Care Business Journal
Stiefel Laboratories November 03, 2009 40    USA Health Care MiamiHerald.com
West Pharmaceutical Services November 03, 2009 100   USA Health Care Business Journal
Johnson & Johnson November 03, 2009 8400    Worldwide Health Care WSJ
Skiff Medical Center, Newton November 01, 2009 23   USA Health Care KCCI.com
Dioptics Medical Products October 29, 2009 45    USA Health Care SanLuisObispo.com
LCA-Vision Inc. October 27, 2009 70   USA Health Care Businss Journal
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital October 26, 2009 20    USA Health Care RecordGazette.net
Quest October 26, 2009 60   USA Health Care genomeweb.com
Valley Mental Health October 23, 2009 125    USA Health Care ksl.com
Forum Health Inc. October 22, 2009 52   USA Health Care Vindy.com
Cook County Health and Hospitals System October 22, 2009 335    USA Health Care HealthcareFinanceNews.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb October 21, 2009 113   USA Health Care courierpress.com
Carestream Health Inc. October 21, 2009 70    USA Health Care coloradoan.com
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital October 21, 2009 19   USA Health Care nj.com
Navilyst Medical October 20, 2009 51    USA Health Care PostStar.com
Bayonne Medical Center October 19, 2009 34   USA Health Care nj.com
Smiths Medical PM Inc. October 16, 2009 100    USA Health Care Business Journal
Planned Parenthood of Indiana October 15, 2009 25   USA Health Care lifenews.com
NCH Healthcare System October 14, 2009 66    USA Health Care naplesnews.com
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare October 14, 2009 25   USA Health Care LaCrosseTribune.com
Steifel October 09, 2009 200    USA Health Care FiercePharma.com
Care Wisconsin First October 09, 2009 77   USA Health Care madison.com
Lourdes Health System October 08, 2009 35    USA Health Care CourierPostOnline.com
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida October 06, 2009 150   USA Health Care jacksonville.com
Thermo Fisher Scientific October 02, 2009 130    USA Health Care GenomeWeb.com
Winnebago County Mental Health Institute October 02, 2009 85   USA Health Care TheNorthWestern.com
Baptist Hospital October 02, 2009 50    USA Health Care KFDM.com
Texas Health Resources October 01, 2009 100   USA Health Care Star-Telegram.com
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota October 01, 2009 100    USA Health Care Finance-Commerce.com
Covenant Health System October 01, 2009 48   USA Health Care NewsChannel10.com
Baxter Healthcare October 01, 2009 26    USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
Watson Laboratories September 30, 2009 42   USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
Beckman Coulter Inc. September 29, 2009 84    USA Health Care OCBJ.com
Savient Pharmaceuticals September 25, 2009 26   USA Health Care FierceBiotech.com
William Beaumont Hospitals September 25, 2009 425    USA Health Care CrainsDetroit.com
Boston Medical Center September 24, 2009 40   USA Health Care BostonHerald.com
Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center September 23, 2009 100    USA Health Care BeatriceDailySun.com
DJO/Chattanooga Group September 21, 2009 316   USA Health Care knoxnews.com
Covidien September 21, 2009 70    USA Health Care Business Journal
Good Samaritan Hospital September 18, 2009 32   USA Health Care LDNews.com
Raytel Cardiac Services September 17, 2009 48    USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
Adaptis Inc. September 14, 2009 138   USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
Eli Lilly & Co. September 14, 2009 5500    USA Health Care Bloomberg.com
AstraZeneca September 11, 2009 113   USA Health Care boston.com
Baystate Franklin Medical Center September 10, 2009 51    USA Health Care masslive.com
Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello September 09, 2009 40   USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
MetroSouth Medical Center September 09, 2009 120    USA Health Care ChicagoTribune.com
Akela Pharma Inc. September 03, 2009 32   Worldwide Health Care thestar.com
Danaher Corp September 02, 2009 3300    USA Health Care Reuters
Berkshire Health Systems September 01, 2009 65   USA Health Care BerkshireEagle.com
Midmark Corporation August 28, 2009 87    USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
WakeMed August 28, 2009 85   USA Health Care Business Journal
Neurogen Corp. August 25, 2009 13    USA Health Care TradingMarkets.com
Parkland Memorial Hospital August 21, 2009 200   USA Health Care DentonRC.com
State Mental Hospitals, North Carolina August 20, 2009 75    USA Health Care newsobserver.com
Southcoast Hospitals August 20, 2009 93   USA Health Care PortalSeven.com
Sunrise Hospital August 19, 2009 100    USA Health Care LasVegasSun.com
St. Jude Medical August 18, 2009 200   USA Health Care TwinCities.com
LSU Health Care Services August 13, 2009 86    USA Health Care nola.com
Gilead Sciences Inc. August 13, 2009 66   USA Health Care dailycamera.com
CooperVision Inc. August 13, 2009 570    USA Health Care Yahoo
Western State Hospital August 13, 2009 65   USA Health Care NWCN.com
Health Care Service Corp August 12, 2009 650    USA Health Care ChicagoTribune.com
Snohomish County Health District August 11, 2009 25   USA Health Care KING5.com
Kaiser Permanente August 11, 2009 1200    USA Health Care cbs13.com
Texas Health Resources August 10, 2009 33   USA Health Care DentonRC.com
Albany Molecular Research Incorporated (AMRI) August 10, 2009 40    USA Health Care cbs6albany.com
Walgreens August 10, 2009 63   USA Health Care naplesnews.com
Patterson Medical August 10, 2009 60    USA Health Care knoxnews.com
VSP August 06, 2009 43   USA Health Care Business Journal
Cigna August 04, 2009 60    USA Health Care Business Journal
Kindred Rehab Services, Inc. August 03, 2009 573   USA Health Care FloridaJobs.org
Kaiser Permanente July 31, 2009 25    USA Health Care Business Journal
KV Pharmaceutical July 24, 2009 300   USA Health Care Business Journal
Celera Corp. July 23, 2009 80    USA Health Care Business Journal
IMS Health July 23, 2009 850   Worldwide Health Care CONNPOST.com
Amgen July 22, 2009 100    USA Health Care RenalBusiness.com
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital July 21, 2009 70   USA Health Care waff.com
Region Ten July 20, 2009 11    USA Health Care DailyProgress.com
PRS/Franklin Group July 17, 2009 61   USA Health Care philly.com
Humana Inc. July 15, 2009 29    USA Health Care Business Journal
Forum Health July 14, 2009 50   USA Health Care Vindy.com
St. Joseph Health System July 13, 2009 159    USA Health Care ocmetro.com
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota July 13, 2009 100   USA Health Care Business Journal
Valley Health System July 10, 2009 26    USA Health Care PE.com
University of Mississippi Medical Center July 10, 2009 15   USA Health Care SunHerald.com
West Penn Allegheny Health System July 09, 2009 185    USA Health Care Business Journal
Claxton Hepburn Medical Center July 08, 2009 30   USA Health Care newswatch50.com
Covidien July 08, 2009 119    USA Health Care IndependentMail.com
University Hospital, Georgia July 08, 2009 30   USA Health Care NBCAaugusta.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. July 06, 2009 25    USA Health Care syracuse.com
Medtronic Spinal and Biologics July 06, 2009 56   USA Health Care Business Journal
ProHealth Care July 06, 2009 50    USA Health Care Business Journal
Caraco Pharmaceuticals Laboratories, Ltd. July 06, 2009 350   USA Health Care detnews.com
Sutter Solano Medical Center June 30, 2009 34    USA Health Care timesheraldonline.com
Aurora Health Care June 30, 2009 90   USA Health Care Business Journal
Delta Dental of Michigan June 30, 2009 30    USA Health Care LansingStateJournal.com
California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory June 26, 2009 20   USA Health Care thebusinessjournal.com
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama June 25, 2009 151    USA Health Care wtvm.com
Targeted Genetics June 22, 2009 30   USA Health Care Business Journal
St. James Hospital June 19, 2009 30    USA Health Care southtownstar.com
Mercy Health Partners June 18, 2009 71   USA Health Care wtol.com
American Heart Association June 18, 2009 26    USA Health Care statesman.com
Eastern Niagara Hospital June 17, 2009 16   USA Health Care buffalonews.com
Berkshire Health Systems June 17, 2009 65    USA Health Care berkshireeagle.com
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. June 15, 2009 275   USA Health Care connpost.com
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. June 11, 2009 180    USA Health Care masshightech.com
Sisters of Mercy Health System June 11, 2009 70   USA Health Care ozarksfirst.com
Indevus Pharmaceuticals June 10, 2009 60    USA Health Care xconomy.com
University of Iowa Hospitals June 10, 2009 200   USA Health Care press-citizen.com
Baxter Healthcare June 10, 2009 65    USA Health Care baxterbulletin.com
St. Barnabas Health Care System June 09, 2009 21   USA Health Care app.com
Pathways June 09, 2009 27    USA Health Care uppermichiganssource.com
Deaconess Hospital June 05, 2009 50   USA Health Care wlwt.com
Adolor Corp. June 04, 2009 45    USA Health Care Forbes
Nanogen June 02, 2009 89   USA Health Care genomeweb.com
Birmingham Health System June 02, 2009 245    USA Health Care Business Journal
Greenwich Hospital June 01, 2009 77   USA Health Care stamfordadvocate.com
Mankato Clinic May 29, 2009 50    USA Health Care mankatofreepress.com
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System May 27, 2009 350   USA Health Care livingstondaily.com
Saint Agnes Medical Center May 20, 2009 17    USA Health Care fresnobee.com
Watsonville Community Hospital May 18, 2009 39   USA Health Care MercuryNews.com
North Memorial Health Care in Robbinsdale May 18, 2009 100    USA Health Care wcco.com
Sutter Health May 18, 2009 121   USA Health Care Business Journal
Hennepin County Medical Center May 13, 2009 100    USA Health Care MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
Park Nicollet Health Services May 12, 2009 240   USA Health Care Business Journal
Loyola University Health System May 12, 2009 440    USA Health Care Chicago Tribune
South Coast Medical Center May 11, 2009 580   USA Health Care ocregister.com
Community Health Partners, OH May 07, 2009 35    USA Health Care MorningJournal.com
Neurocrine Biosciences May 06, 2009 60   USA Health Care FierceBiotech
Evotec AG May 05, 2009 45    USA Health Care Business Journal
Advion Biosciences Inc. May 05, 2009 18   USA Health Care theithacajournal.com
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System May 04, 2009 82    USA Health Care azcentral.com
Roger Williams Medical Center May 04, 2009 17   USA Health Care projo.com
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield May 04, 2009 253    USA Health Care philly.com
Amylin Pharmaceuticals May 04, 2009 200   USA Health Care Forbes
Sunrise Senior Living Inc. May 04, 2009 150    USA Health Care Business Journal
American Medical Response Ambulance Service Inc. May 01, 2009 116   USA Health Care IBJ.com
MetroHealth Medical Center April 30, 2009 270    USA Health Care CLEVELAND.COM
Alberta Health Services April 29, 2009 65   Canada Health Care calgaryherald.com
ZymoGenetics April 29, 2009 161    USA Health Care TechFlash.com
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center April 29, 2009 18   USA Health Care marshallindependent.com
Wellmont Health System April 28, 2009 40    USA Health Care timesnews.net
Sequenom April 24, 2009 30   USA Health Care Fierce Biotech
Arena Pharmaceuticals April 23, 2009 130    USA Health Care sdbj.com
California Pacific Medical Center April 23, 2009 200   USA Health Care Business Journal
Northumberland Hills Hospital April 22, 2009 24    USA Health Care northumberland today
Independence Blue Cross April 21, 2009 125   USA Health Care Business Journal
Park Nicollet Health Services April 20, 2009 233    USA Health Care MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center April 15, 2009 83   USA Health Care komonews.com
Deaconess Medical Center April 15, 2009 90    USA Health Care seattlepi.com
St. Edward Mercy Health System April 15, 2009 64   USA Health Care The City Wire
Harrison Medical Center April 14, 2009 91    USA Health Care Kitsap Sun
CaridianBCT April 10, 2009 200   USA Health Care Business Journal
Amgen Inc. April 10, 2009 100    USA Health Care seattlepi.com
Johnson & Johnson April 09, 2009 900   USA Health Care CNN Money
Amgen April 09, 2009 61    USA Health Care Business Journal
GE Healthcare April 08, 2009 179   USA Health Care Chicago Tribune
Park Nicollet Health Services March 31, 2009 26    USA Health Care Business Journal
Informed RX Inc. April 09, 2009 72   USA Health Care Business Journal
Nemours April 08, 2009 325    USA Health Care Business Journal
Dean Health System April 08, 2009 90   USA Health Care Business Journal
Albany Medical Center April 06, 2009 125    USA Health Care Business Journal
American Medical Association April 06, 2009 100   USA Health Care Chicago Tribune
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC April 03, 2009 260    USA Health Care Business Journal
KV Pharmaceutical Co. April 02, 2009 14   USA Health Care Business Journal
Frisbie Memorial Hospital March 31, 2009 24    USA Health Care FOX 44
Schering-Plough March 31, 2009 240   Ireland Health Care IRISHTIMES.com
Bonfils Blood Center March 31, 2009 40    USA Health Care cbs4denver.com
Quidel March 31, 2009 31   USA Health Care Quidel
FLA Orthopedics March 31, 2009 163    USA Health Care Business Journal
Cardinal Health March 31, 2009 1300   Worldwide Health Care Yahoo
Kinetic Concepts Inc. March 31, 2009 300    Worldwide Health Care Yahoo
Maury Regional Medical Center March 30, 2009 25   USA Health Care NewsChannel5.com
Osiris Therapeutics March 30, 2009 80    USA Health Care Fierce Biotech
GenVec March 30, 2009 22   USA Health Care Fierce Biotech
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital March 25, 2009 80    USA Health Care Ledger-Enquirer.com
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center March 24, 2009 200   USA Health Care Arkansas News
Regional Medical Center March 24, 2009 150    USA Health Care Business Journal
Hospira, Inc. March 24, 2009 1450   USA Health Care Dividend.com
King's Daughters Hospital March 23, 2009 20    USA Health Care kwtx.com
Sutter Medical Center March 23, 2009 53   USA Health Care Business Journal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center March 19, 2009 150    USA Health Care boston.com
St. Luke's Hospital March 18, 2009 43   USA Health Care kcrg.com
Drug Fair March 17, 2009 50    USA Health Care NJ.com
Resurrection Healthcare March 17, 2009 125   USA Health Care chitowndailynews.com
Kaiser March 16, 2009 860    USA Health Care MSN Money
Brookdale Hospital March 16, 2009 240   USA Health Care abclocal.go.com
Excela Health March 14, 2009 70    USA Health Care pittsburghlive.com
GE Healthcare March 13, 2009 175   USA Health Care Business Journal
Bausch & Lomb March 13, 2009 300    Worldwide Health Care msnbc
Synta Pharmaceuticals March 13, 2009 90   USA Health Care FierceBiotech
Roche March 12, 2009 1500    USA Health Care NJ.com
Grady Hospital March 11, 2009 150   USA Health Care Atlanta Journal Constitution
Akron General Hospital March 10, 2009 145    USA Health Care newsnet5.com
PeaceHealth March 06, 2009 70   USA Health Care KVAL.com
Jackson Laboratory March 06, 2009 50    USA Health Care bangornews.com
Elan February 25, 2009 230   Worldwide Health Care TheStreet.com
Norwegian American Hospital February 19, 2009 42    USA Health Care Employment Spectator
Cerus Corp. March 18, 2009 31   USA Health Care Business Journal
Allergan February 04, 2009 460    USA Health Care Business Week
King Pharmaceuticals February 03, 2009 760   USA Health Care FierceBiotech
Sepracor January 29, 2009 940    Worldwide Health Care BNET
AstraZeneca January 29, 2009 7400   Worldwide Health Care BNET
Pfizer January 14, 2009 800    Worldwide Health Care NY Times

 
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