The St. Joseph Mercy Health System plans to cut 350 full-time jobs from four hospitals in southeastern Michigan as it faces a severe budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year.
The seven-hospital health system announced that the cuts would come at its facilities in Ann Arbor, Saline, Howell and Livonia, Mich. Robert Casalou, St. Joseph Mercy’s CEO, said the projected budget shortfall is $52 million.
Casalou said about one-third of the cuts would come from reductions in overtime and part-time and temporary staff, and will amount to about $25 million over the coming year.
According to the Ann Arbor News, the cuts represent about 6 percent of the workforce across the four institutions.