Fierce Healthcare Layoff Tracker - PeaceHealth cuts 150; Elevance Health eliminates 216 in Louisiana

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  "detected_at": "2026-09-24T08:40:35+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Elevance Health",
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    "url": "https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/fierce-healthcare-layoff-tracker-2026-job-cuts-eliminations-health-systems-hospitals",
    "title": "Fierce Healthcare Layoff Tracker - PeaceHealth cuts 150; Elevance Health eliminates 216 in Louisiana - Fierce Healthcare",
    "excerpt": "Fierce Healthcare is tracking workforce changes across healthcare in 2026. Stick with this tracker for the latest updates, and reach out to the team with any layoff news. Also, take a look back at our trackers for 2025 and 2024 . Sept. 23 Catholic Health is eliminating 40 positions across five of its locations and realigning 34 other roles, according to a Sept. 22 press release shared with Fierce Healthcare. The layoffs affect both union and non-union positions at Catholic Health’s Administrative and Regional Training Center, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph Campus. The health system is working with affected employees to review potential placement opportunities in current openings, the announcement said. Moreover, 34 positions within Mercy Hospital are being realigned as “volumes surge” in its emergency department. Impacted employees will be able to transition directly into current vacancies within the hospital. “These are difficult decisions because they affect valued members of our Catholic Health family who have contributed greatly to our organization and the communities we serve,” said Joyce Markiewicz, Catholic Health president and CEO, in a statement. “We are committed to treating every affected associate with dignity, compassion, and respect while ensuring Catholic Health remains strong and positioned to...",
    "summary": "Elevance Health is laying off 216 employees in Louisiana, effective December 31, 2026, as its Medicaid contract expires.",
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    "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:40:35Z",
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    "article_sentence": "Elevance Health is laying off 216 positions in Louisiana as it prepares for its contract expiration with Medicaid in the state."
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