Steward spokesman Darren Grubb said most of the Steward employees on furlough are in “non-patient facing' jobs. Beth Israel Lahey Health officials said they were not cutting pay for rank-and-file employees, but some workers are on paid leave because their jobs have been sidelined for the time being. Kevin Tabb, said Monday that he would take half a salary for three months and that other executives would have their pay cut by 20 percent. The chief executive of the Beth Israel Lahey Health system, Dr. In another cost-cutting move at BMC, Walsh said she will give up her paycheck for at least a month and that other executives will receive reduced pay for the next three months. “We are heading toward a surge in inpatient admissions.” “There’s no justification for furloughing any direct-care staff at this point,” said David Schildmeier, a union spokesman. The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which has 140 members at BMC, opposes all staff reductions during the pandemic. The union has more than 3,000 members at BMC, including nurses, technicians, and clerical staff about 200 union members expect to be furloughed. State officials should provide immediate financial support for struggling health care providers to limit the impact on workers, Foley said in a statement. Even ‘temporary’ changes can have long-term effects,” said Tim Foley, executive vice president of 1199SEIU. “For workers, a furlough could make providing for their families and paying their bills more of a hardship. Labor unions that represent workers at BMC were upset by the changes.

They can also volunteer for temporary assignments across the hospital.Įnvironmental services and dietary workers were not furloughed, Walsh added.

They did not say how long the furloughs are expected to last.Įmployees will continue to receive health benefits while on furlough, and they should be ready to come back to work within 24 hours if they’re needed, Walsh said. Hospital officials expect this will give 80 percent of the affected employees about one month of pay. Walsh said the hospital has lost about $5 million in revenue per week, and that the furloughs will make up a portion of that, less than $1 million per week.įurloughed workers will not receive a regular paycheck, but they can use vacation and sick leave while they’re out of work. BMC typically is the destination of some 4,000 outpatient visits a day, but those mostly have stopped.

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