Enloe cuts employee hours to match staffing ratio

Hospitals are cutting workers across the nation and here at Enloe Medical Center, they call it LC days or low census.

Treated and staying at enloe hospital is low right now..

For a number of reasons..

But the administration is now looking at cutting some workers hours& action news now reporter christina vitale is live at enloe medical center..

Christina you found out why the patient count is down..

Its actually happening across the nationãand they call it 'l-c-days' or low census& enloe officals tell me this is based on patient volumes.

Enloe has departments that need to 'l-c' because patient numbers are low& they ask for volunteers who want to give up some hours to meet that staffing ratio.

If there aren't enough volunteers to do that..

Then they refer to their union contracts and agreements so that burden is shared equally.

(sot info) and francis tells me that enloe has seen a 30 percent drop in patientsãthat is impacting their bottom line.

A lot of other hospitals have had to resort to lay offs or cutting services& francis says they are avoiding that thanks to their l- c program.

Francis also says some managers who can't take paid time off are& live at enloe christina vitale action news now coverage you can count on.

Enloe has purposely been keeping patients low in case there is a surge in coronavirus patients..

But they are taking care of patients with emergency procedures.

## action news now anchor scott happening across the nationãand they call it 'l-c-days' or low census& enloe officals tell me this is based on patient volumes.

Enloe has departments that need to 'l-c' because patient numbers are low& they ask for volunteers who want to give up some hours to meet that staffing ratio.

If there aren't enough volunteers to do that..

Then they refer to their union contracts and agreements so that burden is shared equally.

(sot info) and francis tells me that enloe has seen a 30 percent drop in patientsãthat is impacting their bottom line.

A lot of other hospitals have had to resort to lay offs or cutting services& francis says they are avoiding that thanks to their l- c program.

Francis also says some managers who can't take paid time off are& live at enloe christina vitale action news now coverage you can count on.

Enloe has purposely been keeping patients low in case there is a surge in coronavirus patients..

But they are taking care of patients with emergency procedures.

## action news now