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Cook County Cuts 138 Nursing Positions, Including Some at Oak Forest Hospital
Oak Forest Hospital was one of two to see the start of cuts in nursing staff Monday, according to the Associated Press.
Cook County officials began Monday the process of eliminating 138 nursing jobs, including reducing Oak Forest Hospital's nursing staff to 23 positions, according to an Associated Press report on the Chicago Tribune website.
Nurses Union leaders are quoted as calling the cuts the "Valentine's Day massacre," according to the report.
Cuts began at both Oak Forest Hospital and Provident Hospital.
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In January, Oak Forest residents reacted strongly at a public hearing about eliminating in-patient and emergency services at the hospital—part of plans to save the county $25 million in operating costs at the hospital.
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