Citing anticipated federal and state funding cuts, Seattle Children’s Hospital will lay off 154 employees in November and eliminate 350 open positions. “Like healthcare institutions across the country, Seattle Children’s is facing significant financial impacts due to hundreds of millions of dollars in anticipated state and federal funding cuts,” the system said in a statement shared with Becker’s. “As a result, we are making some difficult but necessary decisions to secure Children’s future and protect our ability to deliver compassionate care and life-saving research for the patients and families who need us.”

Of those laid off, 133 work in administrative roles, a Seattle Children’s spokesperson said. Fifteen have regular contact with patients but don’t provide care, and six are care pro

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