Kaiser offers contract buyouts to some nurses

The HMO asks "a wide range" of staff to voluntarily leave so it can "be nimble"

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 15, 2012

~~<p>Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has offered buyouts to an undisclosed number of its 850-member nursing workforce in an effort to redesign the way health care is delivered and adjust staffing levels in an increasingly competitive market.</p>
<p>The state's largest health maintenance organization recently sent voluntary buyout letters to nurses in departments that the company wouldn't disclose.</p>
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has offered buyouts to an undisclosed number of its 850-member nursing workforce in an effort to redesign the way health care is delivered and adjust staffing levels in an increasingly competitive market.

The state's largest health maintenance organization recently sent voluntary buyout letters to nurses in departments that the company wouldn't disclose. Login for more...