Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
West-Nederland; Noord-Holland; Groot-Amsterdam
Location of affected unit(s)
Amsterdam
Sector
Health / Social Work
Human Health Services And Activities
Human Health Activities
86.1 - Hospital activities

137 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 March 2014
Employment effect (start)
14 March 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Slotervaart hospital in Amsterdam has announced that it will cut at least 137 jobs. The source reports that 80 of these jobs will be cut through forced dismissal and an additional 57 jobs will be cut through attrition and non-renewal of contracts.  According to the source, the job cuts are a result of financial problems at the hospital and form part of a reorganisation plan.  The hospital will focus its future activities on geriatrics, neurosurgery and bariatric surgery. In 2013, the hospital was taken over by a private investor Loek Winter. No details have as yet been published on the timeline of the restructuring.


Sources

  • 15 March 2014: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Slotervaartziekenhuis, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 76940, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76940.