St. Francis Hospital in Hartford is cutting 200 full-time jobs. Hospital administrators notified the hospital's staff Wednesday.
"Like most hospitals statewide, we have experienced a modest decline in our census," St. Francis president and CEO Christopher Dadlez said in a statement. "At the same time, rising expenses and continued shortfalls in federal and state payments for care of Medicare and Medicaid patients have heightened our financial difficulties."
Dadlez called the decision difficult, but necessary. "These measures will not compromise the quality of care that we deliver each day. They will, in fact, ensure our ability to continue our promise to provide the very best care possible for our community," Dadlez said.
He said specifics on the job cuts wouldn't be determined until late August.
