No layoffs -- ever!

The hospital reduced overtime and premium pay, reduced work hours and offered voluntary unpaid time off to help avoid layoffs during the recession, which is still causing aftershocks. "We are still weathering the recession," said a spokesman. "For the first time in many years we have been impacted with a lower in-patient census. We have always been able to flex our staffing to meet patient needs and this has worked quite effectively for us during this time."

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