Virginia Garcia cuts staff due to rising uninsured rate among patients

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center cut 26 jobs and froze 47 open positions throughout its network of 18 clinics in Washington and Yamhill counties. Most of the positions are administrative, along with three clinical positions, said spokeswoman Kasi Woidyla. The cuts, first reported by Street Roots, represent a 4.4 percent of personnel. CEO Gil Munoz told Street Roots that revenue has fallen because of rising rates of uninsured patients — u p 5 percent from two years ago. Almost 25 percent…
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