Novant Health announced layoffs at multiple locations in North and South Carolina this week, including 90 employees at its Indian Land, SC facility and 81 employees at its Winston-Salem, NC facility. The layoffs will take effect on Aug. 25 and will affect various positions including analytics developers, data engineers, and software developers. According to a WARN notice, these employees are not represented by a union and received a 60-day notice.
In response to the layoffs, Novant Health released a statement explaining that the changes are part of an IT model shift for its Digital Products and Services (DPS) team. The company is transferring some DPS services to an external partner, Deloitte Digital, which will reduce the use of other external partners by more than 90 percent. This change allows the company to scale its resources so it can continue investing in creating a healthier future for its patients.
The statement also noted that fewer than 300 team members, or less than 0.8% of the nearly 40,000 positions across the health system, are impacted by this change. Interested team members may have the opportunity to join the external partners or transition to roles within Novant Health. For other team members, the company is extending resources to ease the transition and is grateful for their service to Novant Health and its patients.