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reveal where the layoffs would
occur, but claimed they would
not affect the quality of patient
care. While saying cost reduc-
tions would not affect clinical
programs, hospital officials
declined to specify what other
programs might be impacted.
The 620-bed West Outer
Drive facility has been at ap-
proximately two-thirds capaci-
ty (410-420 beds), according to
Barbara Lewis, Sinai's director
of Hospital and Community
Relations.
"We have to downsize staff
and the number of beds, but we
will be fully staffed for those
who are there," she said. For
those hourly workers who are
not impacted by the layoffs, Ms.
Lewis said that a five percent
raise will become effective
Sunday.
Hospital officials declined to
elaborate on the impact of
reductions in federal Medicare
and state Medicaid reim-
bursements on their budgeting.
Additionally, they declined to
say how much the layoffs are
likely to reduce the budget
deficit or to say what their
overall budget is for the current
and upcoming fiscal years.
A spokeswoman for the state
Bureau of Medicaid Program
Policy said Wednesday that
Sinai can expect to see about
$2.4 million less in reim-
bursements on an annualized
basis for 1987 as a result of a
rebasing of Medicaid's compen-
sation system. Sinai is expected
to receive $6.6 million on an an-
nualized basis.
Esther
Reagan,
ad-
ministrative assistant to the
bureau director, said the rebas-
ing became effective April 1,
but "we're still paying them
what we feel compensates
them." She added that many
hospitals were making 130 per-
cent of their costs since
February 1985, when Medicaid
was implemented. -
She added it was unlikely
reductions in federal Medicare
reimbursements could be cited
by Sinai in its decision to lay off
workers since, based on the
data she's seen, hospitals are
still making considerable pro-
fit on it and a rebasing of
Medicare hasn't occurred since
1981.
Ms. Timma said the hospital
will be providing counseling
services to laid off employees
through Janotta, Bray and
Associates, an outplacement
firm.
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Eli Apt: reduced hours at Sinai.
Orthodox Community
Rallies For Employee
For Eli Apt, the five-mile
walk to Sinai Hospital he has
taken virtually every Satur-
day for 17 years may be in-
terrupted.
While an unusual outpour-
ing of support for Apt from
the Orthodox community this
week may have convinced
Sinai administrators that he
should not be among the 125
who received layoff notices
Wednesday and Thursday, he
was among the 25 whose
full-time status has been re-
duced.
Effective May 21, Apt will
be working a 16-hour week.
Apt has been serving as
assistant to Chaplain Allan
Blustein, providing pastoral
services to the hospital's
Jewish patients. Additionally,
he has been overseeing the
kosher kitchen during
weekends.
When word began circulat-
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