Baystate Cuts 98 Corporate Positions
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health announced today that it has cut 98 corporate positions as it continues what it calls a “$225 million transformational journey.” These cuts come on top of 134 leadership jobs cut in November.
“This week, we made the difficult decision to reduce 98 corporate positions across Baystate, resulting in a reduction of less than 1% of our workforce,” the system said in a statement issued this morning. “While some of the impacted positions are currently vacant and will no longer be filled, there are individuals leaving Baystate.
“We recognize these transitions heartfeltly impact our people and their families,” the statement continued. “We are working to find alternate positions for those whose roles were eliminated, and eligible team members who are not transitioned to another position in our organization will receive severance pay and other job support, including access to career-transition services. We continue to aggressively recruit, hire, and retain physicians, advanced-practice providers, and bedside caregivers. Baystate Health remains steadfast in our commitment to improve the health of the people in our communities every day, with quality and compassion, while addressing our path forward to return our 141-year organization to strong growth.”
Since October, Baystate has been “leaning into and optimizing our new organizational structure and streamlined decision-making processes to be more efficient and effective,” the statement noted. “Our Baystate Health 2030 strategic planning process has been energizing and enabling in our dialogue with governance, leadership, physicians, nurses, and team members.
“We initiated our $225 million transformational journey in November with our management span of control work,” Baystate went on. “We have active workstreams right now in workforce, supply chain, pharmacy, and revenue cycle management, amongst others. Our disciplined focus on core operations and strategic growth must become part of our daily routine.
“Baystate Health’s path forward is both clear and certain,” it continued. “Our governance and leadership are aligned and steadfast in our pursuits, and our mission and values always guide our work. This path affords us the opportunity to remain an independent system — locally governed and managed — that will be able to invest $1.2 billion over the next six years in our operations and growth.”