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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1994)
COMMUNITY Hospital workers to lose jobs By Rebecca Merritt Oe^iyi Dd‘\ l wj%kf At least 57 Sacred Heart General Hospital employ ees will lose their jobs to make up for lower patient levels and less federal support, offi< ials annnum ed Tuesday. An additional 55 employees will lose their cur rent jobs and will Is- redeployed in other hospital positions. Sister Monica lieermt. president of Sin red Heart Health System, said the hospital is restrut turing to save $5 million this year and $55 mil lion during the next four years "Although we are glad that the total ruunher of affected positions is not larger, we fully recognize that this decision affet ts the lives of people who have provided quality work We truly regret that any layoffs am necessary." Sister Monica said Sacred Heart employs more than 2.400 people full time. Of the 112 people who will either lose their jobs or receive new positions, 55 are registered nurses. The jobs of 18 hospital managers will also be affected The remaining cuts will come from non registored nurses and direct care workers. Individual employees received notices of their possible lav-off or redeployment Tuesday. Hospi tal administrators do not know which employees will leave the hospital. Redeployment is based on seniority and will probably begin this week Lay ‘We truly regret that any layoffs are necessary,’ Sister Monica, president. Sacred Heart Health System offs should go into t within the next two weeks. Sister Monica slid Thu hospital has issued warnings suin' Suptem fier about possible |ofi cuts Ihe average length of patient stay at Sai red Heart has ii*»< lined by mon* than 10 (xtrcent since 1990. while the average num ber of employees jier patient has ini reused Supply < osts have mi roused, and lower Medicare renn hursements have after ted about f>0 percent of tfie hospital s revenues Sister Mono a suit! the lav offs won t affect the quality of patient care "I would like to emphasize that we have been very careful to ensure that quality patient care would not lie compromised." she said Hospital officials said the reorganization plan would include voluntary severance packages for long term employees, ns well ns n workforce man agement program that includes processes for rede ployment nod retraining Religion helps homeless man turn his life around By Stephanie Sisson t VftpOr) l '’'W&Ki Other than a quit k. "Sorry. I don't have any change." I'd never talked to a homeless |x>r son tiefore When I told Keefer this, he smiled gently, relit his home made cigarette and said. "It isn't hard " We sat on a bench near tilth Avenue anti Otik Street. fat ing the street, while Keefer. IH. told me why he was homeless and what it was like to he a homeless man "I've basically lived on the streets mv entire life." Keefer said. "I've had jobs in the past but t an t seem to keep them And generally, up until three years ago. w hen I had this hig revelation and I turned to Christ and became i (.hristian. hiv only rt«Ii^ion was drugs. That's what I did. I lived on thi* strvs't and worked (or deal ers." On the night of (ns 13th birthday. Keefer's mother and (ns probation officer ''cooketi up this tough-love scheme'' to m are him into straightening out Instead of going along with it. he left home that night Keefer said he hasn't seen Ins mother siiu e. and. 2.r> years later, he does not want to "I've been on the streets a long time." Keefer said "I've lieen off the streets (for short periods of time) lielore I've Ins'll involved ill relationships with tieople who thought they could do something for me hut it's never exactly heen Turn to HOMELESS. Page 8A ETALS MEETINGS Returning Sludetil* Asaot latton wtl! i' today .it 11 a m m KM I Room 27 lor mure information, call 346 4305 Student Projec I*. 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Koom 17 f r more information, tall Oregon fair Share will have a table m the 1 MU today from to a in to 2 p m f or more information, call 34b t2J5 l S Department of |usli< r amt Immigra tion -‘Naturalization will have a fable in the f.Ml today from 10 a m to 2 p in For more information, tali 346 32 15 t aren Planning and Plac ement Service will offer an internship opportunities work shop today from 4 to 5 p m in Room 221 Hendrii k* For more information, call 346 3235 Deadline for submitting t-t Alt to the Liner aid front desk Suite 100 hMC i# noon the dav before pubbtxiliati t t Al* run f/w do» of the event uni#** the event take* fdace before noon and is twjuetted to be published earh Sotice* of event* with a donation or admission charge will not be accepted Cam pu* events and those scheduled nearest the publication dale will be liven priority The Ktnaraid reserve* the right to edit fot gram mar and style In a Jan 7 article, it was incorrectly stated that "the burning of fuels produces greenhouse gas that slowly disintegrates the earth's ozone layer." 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