Bay Medical to lay off half its staff – up to 800 people – after Hurricane Michael

PANAMA CITY — Bay Medical Sacred Heart expects to lay off around 800 people next year, according to a Tuesday press release.The release states the hospital expects to keep approximately half of its more than 1,600 employees after Feb. 4 — dropping its operations to a fourth of its previous size. The statement comes a day after the 323-bed hospital announced it would be making major staff cuts because of the major damage it sustained from Hurricane Michael.Bay […]