Novant Health to lay off more than 170 employees across NC and SC

LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Layoffs have been announced this week at multiple Novant Health locations across North and South Carolina.

On June 25, 2024, it was announced that Novant Health located at 6237 Carolina Commons Drive in Indian Land, SC, would be laying off 90 employees. Layoffs take effect on Aug. 25.

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice confirmed that 81 people will be laid off at Novant Health’s facility located at 101 North Cherry Street in Winston-Salem.

The NC layoffs are also expected to occur on Aug. 25.

Various positions will be affected by the layoffs including analytics developers, data engineers, and software developers.

According to the NC WARN notice, these employees are not represented by a union. Those impacted received a 60-day notice.

Statement below released to Queen City News from Novant Health:

In 2023, we announced a new IT model for our Digital Products and Services (DPS) team, transferring some DPS services to an external partner. As a continuation of this work, we are shifting additional DPS functions to Deloitte Digital, which will reduce our use of other external partners by more than 90 percent.

These changes allow us to scale our resources so we can continue our investment in creating a healthier future for the people and communities we serve.

DPS team members will see adjustments in their roles and responsibilities because of this change, while other roles are being phased out. Fewer than 300 team members, or less than 0.8% of the nearly 40,000 positions across our health system, are impacted by this change. Interested team members may have the opportunity to join our external partners or transition to roles within Novant Health.

For other team members, we are extending resources to ease the transition and are grateful for their service to Novant Health and our patients.

Novant Health

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