Optum closing clinics, laying off 500+
07/31/24 at 03:00 AM
Optum closing clinics, laying off 500+
Becker's Health IT; by Jakob Emerson; 7/25/24
Optum is closing clinics in multiple states and laying off 524 employees across California. According to regulatory documents filed July 18, the UnitedHealth Group company will terminate the California employees from Sept. 16 through January 2025 at clinic and administrative office locations in Hayward, Glendora, Montbello, Covina, Pasadena, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Irvine, Beaumont, Redlands, Highland, El Segundo, and Cerritos. The layoffs include some remote employees in other states. At Optum California's corporate office in El Segundo, 64 individuals will be laid off. Another 157 employees will be laid off at an office in Cerritos.