MedTech Dive March 7, 2024
News of the cuts comes 13 months after the company outlined plans to eliminate 3,000 positions.
Dive Brief:
- Baxter International will close its manufacturing operations in Acton, Massachusetts, laying off 59 people in the process.
- The layoffs will occur between May 3 and June 30, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice Baxter filed with the state government on Feb. 29.
- News of the layoffs comes roughly 13 months after Baxter outlined plans to eliminate about 3,000 positions in response to significant macroeconomic challenges and a shift to a new operating model.
Dive Insight:
The Acton site was one of 14 principal manufacturing facilities run by Baxter’s healthcare systems and technologies segment as of the...