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Shown: Integris Baptist in Oklahoma City. (Courtesy photo/Integris Health) Hospital systems across Oklahoma are reducing staff and increasing efficiencies in an attempt to maintain patient care amid rising costs. “We know these are challenging times right now in health care, just unprecedented, really,” Jean Hausheer, leader of the Healthier Oklahoma Coalition COVID-19 Task Force, said Tuesday during a press briefing. “We are very resilient though, and we will make it through this difficult time.” “We’re in a situation now which we haven’t seen in over 40 years, and I can say this is going to be probably true of every clinic, every physician’s office, and every hospital,” said Dale Bratzler at the University of Oklahoma. “We can only increase our revenues so much, and we get paid according to what insurances pay,” Bratzler said. “We’re faced with a situation where we’ve had massive inflation, so the cost of doing business is going up no matter what, and we cannot control that. We have a situation also where we cannot raise revenues, so every facility is going to have some issues there.” “We’re still reeling from the effects of the pandemic, and we are still taking care of COVID patients by the way,” said Patti Davis, president of the Oklahoma Hospital Association. Unlike the last two years, there will be no more financial support this year from the federal government, and hospitals are still experiencing supply chain issues regarding materials and pharmaceuticals. Staffing is a huge expense for facilities, Davis said. “With the health care professional shortage, there’s such high demand that salary is way higher in expense, so hospitals are trying to manage their business knowing they’ve got expenses they can‘t control very well,” Davis said. “They’re having to be judicious considering the financial constraints they are facing. They are having to look at increased efficiencies.” Health care is not like other businesses in that it cannot reduce staff below levels that ensure quality of patient care, Bratzler said. “Our number-one priority is patient care, so we will do whatever it takes,” Bratzler said. Integris Health and OU Health both announced significant staff reductions in recent weeks, both issuing statements focused on the importance of maintaining care during an unprecedented situation. “The post-pandemic recovery for hospitals has proven to be financially challenging,” reads the statement issued by Integris, which eliminated 200 positions. “Hospitals across the industry are projected to have their worst financial year in decades,” reads the Integris statement. “The reasons for the financial challenges are multifold, but some include a dramatic rise in expenses due to labor shortages and supply-chain disruptions, and significantly lower patient volumes compared to pre-pandemic days. Because of these reasons, health systems across the nation are being faced with difficult decisions.” Davis noted that 60 of those positions eliminated were unfilled at the time, and many of the 140 jobs that were lost may have been in administrative positions. Hospitals are focused on keeping up staffing levels at the bedside. On Jan. 6, OU Health made a similar announcement, streamlining roughly 200 positions into 100. “In order to grow and adapt to industry changes, we need to perform in terms of the quality of our services, patient experience, and the efficiency and effectiveness of our processes,” said OU Health President and CEO Richard Lofgren in the statement. hospital layoffs Integris OU Health 6:54 pm Tue, January 17, 2023 The Journal Record Janice Francis-Smith * * * Email * Share * Print Tagged with: hospital layoffs Integris OU Health RELATED ARTICLES CLASSIFIED DOX SCANDALS TORMENT BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES January 25, 2023 CHEMICALS FOR POSSIBLE FENTANYL PRODUCTION SEIZED IN ARIZONA January 25, 2023 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES GOOGLE OVER DIGITAL ADVERTISING DOMINANCE January 25, 2023 LEAVE A REPLY Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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