Anne Arundel Medical Center furloughs 1,000 employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, BWMC not furlouging employees

Anne Arundel Medical Center has furloughed 1,000 employees while some of its remaining staff treat coronavirus patients.

The Annapolis hospital canceled elective surgeries in accordance with federal guidelines and have decreased ambulatory service staff due to low patient demand, spokeswoman Arminta Plater said.

“Over the past several weeks, we have had to make difficult decisions regarding how we staff our health system to confront the challenges presented by the global pandemic. This has included staff furloughs,” Plater said.

Many of those furloughed will be redeployed to other areas of the hospital through its Resource Deployment Center, Plater said.

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