Behavioral Health Business January 24, 2025
Iris Telehealth laid off staffers just days after it announced the acquisition of a peer organization, innovaTel.
On Thursday, social media posts showed that the layoffs impacted marketing and talent acquisition middle management roles. On Tuesday, the Austin, Texas-based business-to-business telepsychiatry provider announced it had acquired innovaTel, once part of the company Quartet Health.
“Iris Telehealth has and will continuously assess the company to ensure it is operating sustainably and responsibly,” Iris Telehealth CEO Andy Flanagan told Behavioral Health Business in a statement. “We appreciate all our colleagues, especially in the wake of difficult decisions.”
Flanagan did not answer questions about how many or which roles were impacted by the move. He added that the number of roles impacted...