Health & Fitness

South Shore Health System Cuts 90 Jobs

Fifty people will be laid off and another 40 positions will not be filled.

WEYMOUTH, MA — South Shore Health Systems will cut their workforce by 2 percent.

The company, which includes South Shore Hospital, will lay off 50 people and leave another 40 unfilled. Officials told the Boston Globe that financial challenges that include Medicare rate cuts and commercial insurance rate change are the reasons for the reduction.

A spokesperson said the decision was a difficult one.

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