ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL -- BJC HealthCare on Wednesday laid off 68 information technology employees and 45 contractors, effective July 11.
The health care system said the layoffs are due to the hospital transforming its delivery capabilities, with its IT department realigning resources.
June Fowler, BJC HealthCare senior vice president, said because of the layoffs, current employees will have new responsibilities “to enable improved capabilities and assure accountability for execution as well.”
“Reprioritizing the work towards improved system stability, strengthening of information protection, and disciplined execution requires changes in the IT staffing structure,” Fowler said in a statement. “This realignment includes an adjustment of skills and capabilities required in IT and will eliminate some current positions. In some cases, new job roles and responsibilities will be created to enable improved capabilities and assure accountability for execution as well.”
