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Two major Bay Area health systems are cutting nearly 200 jobs

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Stanford Health Care is eliminating 95 technology and administrative positions in Palo Alto.

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Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, on March 9, 2022. Stanford Health Care is eliminating 95 technology and administrative positions, while John Muir Health plans 78 layoffs across Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Pleasanton. Two major Bay Area health systems are eliminating nearly 200 jobs, according to recent state regulatory filings. Stanford Health Care is cutting 95 positions in Palo Alto, while John Muir Health plans to eliminate 78 jobs across several East Bay facilities, according to state filings. At Stanford, the cuts include 79 technology and digital positions and 16 administrative jobs. The workers will remain on the payroll with benefits until Nov. 2. "Stanford Health Care regularly reviews its operations and the needs of the patients we serve to ensure our workforce is aligned with those evolving needs," spokesperson Lisa Kim said in a statement. Stanford said the affected positions do not provide direct patient care and that the reductions were not expected to affect patient services. John Muir Health, meanwhile, plans to permanently eliminate positions beginning Oct. 28 at locations in Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Pleasanton. Its filing lists cuts in finance, human resources, marketing, information technology and management, as well as some clinical and patient-facing roles. Among them were jobs in...

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Nov 2, 2026
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Palo Alto, California, United States

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