1. Sound Shore Health System to Lay Off Nearly 2,000
Sound Shore Health System in New Rochelle, N.Y., which filed for bankruptcy in May, plans to lay off 1,993 employees. The system notified the New York State Labor Department of its layoff plans. The cuts will affect employees at Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, Mount Vernon (N.Y.) Hospital, the Helen and Michael Schaffer Extended Care Center in New Rochelle, Mount Vernon Housing Corp. in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle Sound Shore Housing.
2. Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn Sends Layoff Notices to All 1,544 Employees
Financially beleaguered Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., sent layoff notices to all 1,544 of its employees and asked a bankruptcy court to approve its closing. A hearing on the closing of the hospital will be held Aug. 15.
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