M A Y 2 0 2 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 2 1
L
etting valuable
members of
your staff go has
to be the worst part of
your job. After all, you
entered health care
because you have a call-
ing for helping others
and no doubt love work-
ing alongside other dedi-
cated professionals who
share your passion. But
with many outpatient
facilities currently per-
forming only emergent
surgeries due to the
COVID-19 outbreak, sur-
gery facility leaders
across the country are
being forced to decide
between furloughing
staff members and hop-
ing business returns to
some semblance of a pre-pandemic volume in a reasonable amount of
time or recognizing the need for permanent layoffs to save their cen-
ters. Here are a few factors to consider if you find yourself faced with
that difficult decision.
Should You Furlough or Layoff Staff?
There are several factors to consider when faced with the difficult decision.
Staffing
Raleigh "Sandy" Seay, Jr., PhD
• TEMPORARY FIX The COVID-19 crisis has forced facilities to figure out how
to keep staff on the payroll without revenue-producing surgeries to perform.