Children's Hospital Los Angeles cut 439 positions effective October 28, 2025
Issue
Children's Hospital Los Angeles filed a WARN notice on August 27, 2025, for 439 positions, effective October 28, 2025. Of those, 253 jobs were eliminated and 186 workers were offered transfers to restructured roles.
The pediatric hospital cited falling Medi-Cal payments, and the cut was about 5.8% of its workforce.
Corrected Oct 13, 2026: The record dated this layoff to 2026. CHLA's WARN notice was filed August 27, 2025, effective October 28, 2025, and the 186 roles it called open were transfer offers.
Key points
- 439 positions cut, effective October 28, 2025: 253 eliminated and 186 offered transfers
- CHLA cited falling Medi-Cal payments for care of its sickest patients
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Becker's Hospital ReviewPart of
- Safety-net workforce and capacity shifts
Layoffs and hiring freezes
- California county safety-net budgets
Los Angeles County
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FQHC Talent. (2025, August 27). Children's Hospital Los Angeles cut 439 positions effective October 28, 2025. Source: Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/chla-439-position-layoff-oct-2026