Hospital Lays Off 20, Cuts Work Hours

San Pedro Peninsula Hospital, as expected, has laid off 12 full-time employees and eight part-time workers, and reduced the hours of 19 other people, said hospital President John Wilson.

In addition, five unfilled jobs were eliminated and four people were transferred to other positions. The actions, which will save the hospital $1.1 million, are part of a previously announced plan to eliminate the equivalent of 100 full-time jobs by Oct. 1. Wilson said the actions accounted for 36 of those job equivalents and affected 13 hospital departments.

Wilson said he hopes further reductions can be achieved “through attrition and normal turnover” without the necessity of more layoffs or reduced hours. The hospital is trying to overcome a $9-million loss in 1987 and 1988.

Since launching a program earlier this year to streamline the hospital and stem financial losses, San Pedro Peninsula has laid off 129 people and reduced the hours of 45 others.