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University of Pennsylvania Health System is cutting 300 jobs

A health system executive said the cuts are part of an effort to contain costs at time of narrow profits in health care, not a reaction to the potential for federal funding cuts.

The University of Pennsylvania Health System, anchored by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, announced the elimination of 300 positions Tuesday. That amounts to about half a percent of the nonprofit's 49,000 employees.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System, anchored by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, announced the elimination of 300 positions Tuesday. That amounts to about half a percent of the nonprofit's 49,000 employees.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer