Seattle Children's Hospital plans to lay off 154 workers, cites federal funding cuts
Seattle Children's Hospital plans 154 layoffs
Seattle Children?s Hospital is planning to lay off 154 employees this November, according to a WARN announcement.?
SEATTLE - Seattle Children’s Hospital is planning to lay off 154 workers this November, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) announcement.
The layoffs affect employees of Seattle Children’s Hospital, which has locations in Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, Kennewick, and includes remote workers.
The hospital cited state and federal funding cuts as reasons for the layoffs.
A Seattle Children's spokesperson sent FOX 13 Seattle the following statement:
"Like healthcare institutions across the country, Seattle Children’s is facing significant financial impacts due to hundreds of millions of dollars in anticipated state and federal funding cuts. As a result, we are making some difficult but necessary decisions to secure Children’s future and protect our ability to deliver compassionate care and life-saving research for the patients and families who need us. This decision impacts 154 of our colleagues – roughly 1.5% of total employees. In addition, Children’s will also eliminate 350 open roles."
According to the WARN announcement, the layoffs are slated to begin on Nov. 15, 2025.
Local rapid response teams and WorkSource centers will reach out to impacted employees to help ease their transition.
No further public information is available from the Washington State Employment Security Department.
The Source: Information in this story comes from Seattle Children's Hospital and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) issued by the Washington State Employment Security Department.
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