Strategies for hospital staff reduction.
Reduced inpatient census has created an overstaffing problem in many hospitals. Managers, unfamiliar with the layoff process, are now faced with reducing staffing levels. Detailed here are the options available for and the policies, procedures, and implementation of a reduction in force.
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