Overview
- The Board of Supervisors voted to temporarily defer Alameda Health System layoffs that were set to take effect March 9.
- A working group of two supervisors, hospital leaders and labor representatives will shape alternatives, and AHS trustees are meeting today to consider the delay.
- Options under study include revising behavioral health contract payments, adjusting AHS’s county line of credit, exploring different intensive outpatient service models, and targeting non‑patient‑facing roles.
- AHS earlier examined cutting up to 372 jobs before narrowing the plan to about 188 positions and proposing closure of outpatient behavioral health programs at Highland and Fairmont hospitals.
- The safety‑net system draws about 60% of its revenue from Medicaid and faces a projected $30 million gap this year and roughly $100 million annually in later years under H.R. 1, with a progress report due March 17.