title: The hardest cuts of all.
abstract: The bleak economy has forced a number of hospitals to lay off staff and more are likely. But workforce decisions must balance current realities with long-term plans for growth.
authors.forename: Haydn
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D020415:Personnel Downsizing / Q000458:organization & administration*