Main Line Health is laying off almost 200 administrative and management staff as it works to restore its finances after three years of losses, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
It’s also keeping a close eye on the situation at Crozer Health, which could impact its own hospitals.
Main Line Health is a nonprofit health system with four hospitals in Philadelphia’s western suburbs, including Riddle Hospital in Media.
Main Line CEO Jack Lynch said the health system’s losses are due to inadequate payment increases from Medicare and Medicaid, government insurance plans covering 65 percent of Main Line’s patients, insurance denials, and a failure so far to receive $25 million in federal COVID-19 aid.
The staff cuts are expected to save $30 million annually and mostly come from administrative support like information technology, finance, human resources, and accounting.
Lynch said Main Line hospitals are extremely busy, especially now that Riddle and Lankenau are picking up patients from Crozer’s Delaware County Memorial and Springfield Hospitals that are now closed.
Main Line Health hospitals could face more pressure depending on what happens with Crozer Health’s bankruptcy.
“I’m very, very worried about what’s going to happen to Crozer,” Lynch said.
Find out more about Main Line Health’s financial situation in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on DELCO Today in January 2025.
