Providence said it is restructuring and reducing executive roles amid persistent operating challenges spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, Healthcare Dive reports.
Providence said it will reduce its regional executive teams to three divisions from seven. The Washington-based nonprofit health system also has plans to consolidate three clinical lines of business — physician enterprise, ambulatory care network and clinical institutes — down to one executive leadership team.
“We began this journey before the pandemic, but it has become even more imperative today as health systems across the country face a new reality,” Providence President and CEO Rod Hochman said in a statement.
The new operating model is aimed at protecting direct patient care staff and other essential roles, said Melissa Tizon, vice president of communication. Read more.
