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Published May 14, 2009, 06:39 AM

HCMC to cut 75 to 100 jobs by end of June

Hennepin County Medical Center says it will cut 75 to 100 full-time positions by the end of June. Chief executive Lynn Abrahamsen said the hospital needs to reduce expenses immediately while it plans for further state funding cuts. The job cuts are in addition to the 100 positions that were eliminated at HCMC in February.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hennepin County Medical Center says it will cut 75 to 100 full-time positions by the end of June.

Chief executive Lynn Abrahamsen said the hospital needs to reduce expenses immediately while it plans for further state funding cuts.

The job cuts are in addition to the 100 positions that were eliminated at HCMC in February.

Nicollet Health Services said it will lay off 240 employees. Park Nicollet, which owns Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park and several clinics, had already eliminated more than 490 positions in the past six months.

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