PeaceHealth will reduce its workforce by 1% and freeze nonclinical hiring through the end of the year, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

“After months of discernment, financial analysis and a thorough review of the dynamic healthcare market, we are making a 1% reduction in our workforce, including eliminating some caregiver roles and closing some open positions,” a spokesperson for PeaceHealth said in a statement.

The health system, which operates in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, employs 16,000 workers, according to its website. PeaceHealth offered few details about which roles would be impacted or when cuts would go into effect. The hiring freeze does not apply to open clinical roles, a spokesperson said.

The health system last cut roles in 2023 , according to a report from The Bellingha

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