Healthcare DIVE March 27, 2025
University of Pennsylvania Health System is cutting staff “amidst continued changes and pressures for the field,” a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
Dive Brief:
- University of Pennsylvania Health System will eliminate approximately 300 positions across its team of 49,000 as the health system seeks to ensure its long term financial stability amid industry-wide pressures, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
- More than 100 of the impacted positions are currently vacant or are held by employees who have previously announced plans to retire, the spokesperson said.
- The layoffs at Penn Medicine follow recent workforce reductions at other academic medical centers. Yale New Haven Health and Mass General Brigham have also cut staff this year.
Dive Insight:
Penn Medicine, which currently operates six hospitals...