Alameda Health System Layoffs Deferred: Board Creates Working Group for $91.7M Deficit

Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted March 4 to defer 183 layoffs and halt closure of mental health units at Highland and Fairmont hospitals — originally set for March 9 — after SEIU 1021 mobilization; the underlying $91.7M deficit remained unresolved, at the system operating Alameda County's only Level 1 trauma center.

A working group including Supervisors Miley and Fortunato Bas, AHS administration, and healthcare union reps will work to reduce the $91.7M deficit before July 1. CEO James Jackson warned H.R.

1 represents 'the largest roll-back of federal health care spending in history.' With 60% of AHS patients on Medicaid, the system faces $100M/year in losses by 2030.