Vanderbilt to Lay Off 650 Amid Federal Spending Cuts | City-County Observer

Vanderbilt to lay off 650 amid federal spending cuts | City-County Observer

By: Andrew Cass Friday, June 20th, 2025 Up to 650 employees are being laid off at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center as it plans to reduce operating costs by more than $300 million in response to government-sponsored medical research and anticipated reductions to Medicaid reimbursement. VUMC said in May that an unspecified number of positions were being eliminated and hiring would be paused for “most research an

Vanderbilt Medical Center Cuts 650 Jobs

Major Healthcare System Announces Significant Workforce Reduction Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has announced the elimination of up to 650 positions as part of a comprehensive $300 million-plus operational reduction initiative. The Nashville-based academic medical system revealed this significant workforce restructuring on Friday, citing federal budget constraints as the primary driving force behind these difficult decisions. The h…