Corewell Health recently terminated 191 jobs in the billing department and sent the jobs overseas. Find out what people in Grand Rapids are saying about it.

Corewell Health Formed in 2022

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Corewell Health has had many names over the years. It was called Better Family Planning before changing its name to Butterworth Health Corporation in 1984. It was called Butterworth Health Corporation until merging with Blodgett Memorial Medical Center in 1997 when it was named Spectrum Health. Spectrum Health lasted until 2022 when it merged with Beaumont Health and renamed Corewell Health.

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That is a lot of different names for a health system but after Corewell Health recently fired 191 people in the billing department some folks in Grand Rapids have a few other names for the medical group.

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What People Are Saying About Corewell Health Firing Nearly 200 Employees

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According to a post on the Grand Rapids Reddit page, Corewell Health fired 191 employees from its billing department and moved the jobs to India. People in West Michigan had a lot to say about this.

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It is odd to be called a non-profit organization and cut nearly 200 employees.

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You would think employees who had been there several years could have been moved to another position since the hospital is understaffed.

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I was thinking the same thing.

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First time I heard the phrase but it is very fitting.

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Sounds like a vicious cycle.

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Now there's a good question.

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