Syracuse, other regional hospitals furlough
1,665 workers amid coronavirus pandemic
Syracuse.com [Syracuse NY],
by
James T. Mulder
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
4/15/2020 4:39:27 PM
Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse and other hospitals in the region have furloughed about 1,665 employees as business has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a hospital industry group. Gary Fitzgerald of the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance said the number of furloughs continues to grow because many Upstate hospitals have seen inpatient volume drop 50% since the state ordered hospitals last month to cancel all elective surgeries. “That’s been a serious blow to our revenue sources,” said Fitzgerald, whose group represents hospitals in 32 Upstate counties. His group’s estimate of furloughs includes hospitals in the region bordered by Binghamton in the
Reply 1 - Posted by:
MFM 4/15/2020 4:45:01 PM (No. 380737)
Insanity what we are doing to ourselves, don't tell me this is not the master plan for the destruction of the foundations of our economy for the sole purpose of defeating our President.
30 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Tennman 4/15/2020 4:48:58 PM (No. 380739)
Wait, what's wrong with this picture? We've been told hospitals, especially New York, were overflowing and staff was vastly overworked. Could we have been lied to by MSM, hard as that is to believe.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Safari Man 4/15/2020 4:49:16 PM (No. 380740)
this is what happens when you mix political azz covering with panic.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
dwa 4/15/2020 5:04:48 PM (No. 380751)
More good examples of the incompetence of Coumo. He has received personnel help from Trump after crying that he doesn't have enough, while at the same time hospital personnel in upper state NY are being laid off. Great job Coumo
18 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
valinva 4/15/2020 5:05:45 PM (No. 380752)
This lock down is killing medical practices and small hospitals across America. Good to see that this is finally getting some press.
I work for a tech provider for over 400 facilities of all types that provide medical imaging services to patients. Our customers imaging volume is down over 55% and many of them have closed their practices for the month of April. This cannot continue.
21 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
hurricanegirl 4/15/2020 5:09:30 PM (No. 380756)
It's not just happening in NY. I have a friend who is a nurse here in TX, and she was furloughed until July. Thanks, Gov. Abbott the Idiot!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
kono 4/15/2020 5:17:53 PM (No. 380765)
This is part of the media's faux surprise over the retail downturn in the wake of government-ordered business shutdowns.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Gabula 4/15/2020 5:25:40 PM (No. 380773)
Here in NE Tenn, Ballad Health laid off over 1,300 medical staff.
Gabula
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 4/15/2020 5:31:54 PM (No. 380781)
Hospitals so "overwhelmed" that they are laying off staff.
Time to stop this stuff, re-open most of the country.
14 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
red1066 4/15/2020 5:44:14 PM (No. 380793)
Ii suspect most of those workers have jobs that have something to do with the OR. Central sterile and decontamination, workers who assemble the surgical sets and who sterilize the sets among many others. These workers are just sitting around right now with very little to do.
4 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 4/15/2020 5:44:30 PM (No. 380794)
This is not going according to the ‘Rat shutdown plan.
6 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
sinic 4/15/2020 5:54:26 PM (No. 380800)
In-law went to ER with nosebleed that was hard to stop.They told him he needed surgery and admitted him! That was 3 days ago .. he's still laying there - hardly ever sees anyone. I think they're playing him like a fiddle.
5 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Right Time 4/15/2020 6:01:03 PM (No. 380805)
Oh, this can't be happening in New York, and must be Fake News from those darn Republicans!
Governor Cuomo is on top of everything, doncha know?
9 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 4/15/2020 6:02:59 PM (No. 380808)
Anecdotal, but I hear of nurses on standby in Miami sitting in hotel rooms for 1K a day.
5 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
voxpopuli 4/15/2020 6:22:15 PM (No. 380826)
in the Republik of Minnetaxes Governor Red Walz told the Univ of Minn
hospitals to build more morgues..
today he told them to tear them down..
7 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 4/15/2020 6:28:06 PM (No. 380831)
Liberal fascism has devastated our economy. The people need to revolt against the globalist ruling class
10 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
MickTurn 4/15/2020 6:44:06 PM (No. 380862)
Thanks for all your hard work, YOU'RE FIRED!
No bonus, no severance package, no nothin'?
Oh, and buy the way, don't forget to VOTE FOR US in NOVEMBER, have a nice Life!
4 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
cheeflo 4/15/2020 6:54:45 PM (No. 380873)
I just learned that Sinai Hospital in Detroit just furloughed almost 500 people.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/15/2020 7:19:53 PM (No. 380902)
Now hold on, here. The state with one of the highest infection rates is laying off hospital personnel? What is going on here?
5 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Jully 4/15/2020 7:26:25 PM (No. 380909)
I have a relative in Van Hornsviile. They have one case, a person who was overseas. No reason to shut down Potsdam or Ray Brook for whats happening in NYC.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Omen55 4/15/2020 7:27:18 PM (No. 380910)
Once again The Law of unintended consequences shows the danger of Gov't.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
NYbob 4/15/2020 7:32:57 PM (No. 380919)
Meanwhile real patients in need of real operations are left to suffer. This is Orwellian madness.
5 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 4/15/2020 7:37:50 PM (No. 380928)
You mean there aren't 100s and 100s and 100s of corona victims filling the rooms and hallways of the hospital?
Huh.
3 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
smcchk 4/15/2020 7:49:29 PM (No. 380939)
It is happening everywhere. Patients who need “elective” procedures - pretty serious stuff - are put on hold because everyone is told to wait for the surge that is not coming. These patients have no idea when they will be able to get their procedure or surgery - it is insane.
4 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
Trigger2 4/16/2020 3:58:56 AM (No. 381189)
The demonrat plan is coming together. Destroy the health system (CommieCare didn't do that good a job), so they can usher in Jihadi style health care - back to the 14th century care. I bet some enterprising demonrat has already ramped up manufacturing snake oil.
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Far from being flooded with patients, many hospitals are practically empty due to one-size-fits-all lockdown policies.