Medical clinic to lay off 16 workers
NORTH BEND, Ore. -- The North Bend Medical Center is laying off 16 workers, in what officials say is a necessary cost-cutting move.
Citing a 4.6% drop in revenue last year, namely due to what they say is reduced reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid, along with people going to the doctor less because of the sluggish economy.
Officials with the center said they studied several issues before deciding on the cuts, which included cuts to non-staff related expenses, as well as other ways to increase revenue.
The center says that the retirement and departures of providers has outpaced recruitment, leading to too big of a provider-patient ratio.
In a memo sent out Friday, the CEO of the clinic, Bill Murray, called the cuts to staff painful, and said that often they are hard to understand.
I know everyone who got laid off this was crazy
just what the TeaParty wants. Minority rules these days.
If NBMC goes down in flames...it may be the best thing that happened to medical care in this area. They are pompus, bias and inclusive... Declining patients when the whim hits them or if they 'dont want them' any more.  This clinic, with the exception of a few prize gems amongst the freeloaders who they hire over there.  They are only concerned about making money and controlling the medical care in this area.  I have heard and personally experienced horror stories of their total disregard for the health and care of long time patients...if their doctor of many years leave, NBMC will dump you fast if you do't fit 'easily' into their treatment plans.  They are a conglomerate of the worst kind, essentially blackmailing physicians to join their group due to independent physicians not being able to compete with this monster money  machine they have created.Â
There are a few good doctors over there, but they are all controlled by the same corporate board and limited by corporate decisions that determine what treatment they are allowed to provide..or not.  Go inland for a good doctor, Bay Clinic has integrity left and good physicians there.  I would promote and endorse a full  boyott of NBMC ...lets get some new players in here!
So sad. Medical used to be the one field of job security!
This is disturbing news. My wife and I moved here less than a year ago and have been told numerous times that many NBMC Doctors weren't accepting new patients. We were told that several doctors left and their patient load was picked up by other NBMC physicians, overloading them to the point they couldn't possibly accept new patients. In addition, I need care from several specialists that they don't have, most importantly a Rheumatologist. We feel fortunate and are happy to have been accepted very recently by a Physician's Asst as our primary care provider, but are concerned with this understaffing, especially considering the increasing patient load of us aging boomers. With these impending cuts, patient care can only suffer.
@Steve You would be better off going to Eugene for a specialist. Â
This town dont need that feel for there familys
Very sad....
wow
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