Staffing company Envision Healthcare plans to lay off 120 employees at its subsidiaries by May 31 due to the end of its contract with San Antonio-based Baptist Health System.
The cuts are expected to affect physicians, nurse practitioners, practice coordinators and clinical operations specialists at Envision Physician Services, Questcare Hospitals and Questcare Matrix, according to an April 1 letter accompanying the company's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing.
Related: Blue Cross of Idaho cuts 10% of workforce after contract loss
Envision Healthcare and Baptist Health System did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"While we have valued our partnership [with Baptist], Envision is transitioning hospital medicine services at the facilities, following the hospital’s decision to move to a single provider group for certain services," the organization said in the letter. "Making sure patients have access to care when they need it most is our top priority, and we will work closely with the hospital to facilitate a smooth transition."
The layoffs are expected to be permanent, the letter said. Affected employees should not expect to be reemployed by Envision.
However, Baptist Health and its new, unnamed provider group said they intend to retain as many affected employees as possible, according to the letter.
