Kaiser Permanente has joined the growing number of health systems cutting back their IT teams.
The Oakland, California-based health system confirmed it eliminated 115 workers from IT positions last month. Kaiser declined to specify how many IT employees were retained or provide detail about the roles and locations affected.
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Overall, Kaiser has about 220,000 employees. Affected employees unable to find other roles within the health system will receive a severance package, career support and outplacement services, Kaiser said.
Kaiser said none of the affected employees were represented by a union. Earlier this year, Kaiser and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions negotiated a four-year contract covering more than 85,000 employees after the labor groups went on strike for three days.
The Kaiser IT layoffs follows a broader trend of providers downsizing IT teams. One third of respondents to a November survey from consulting firm Guidehouse reported expanding relationships with IT outsourcing partners.
Last week Boston-based Mass General Brigham, the largest employer in Massachusetts, cut nearly 20 jobs on its technology team one month after offering voluntary buyouts to employees in the same department.
