
Kootenai Health cuts 80 positions
The Coeur d'Alene Press reported the cuts Tuesday. Few other details are public yet.
Kootenai Health has cut 80 positions, the Coeur d'Alene Press reported Tuesday.
Read the full storyWhat we know
- The Coeur d'Alene Press reported Tuesday that Kootenai Health cut 80 positions.
- Kootenai Health has been a private nonprofit since Jan. 1, 2024.
What we don't know yet
- Which departments and jobs the cuts are in.
- Whether the 80 are people now working there or open jobs.
- Why the hospital made the cuts.
- What severance or help the people affected will get.
- How many people Kootenai Health employs in all.
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