Seattle Children’s Eliminates 5 Percent of Staff

According to an email obtained by The Stranger, Seattle Children’s is eliminating approximately 5 percent of its staff over Medicaid cuts.

On July 4, President Donald Trump celebrated Independence Day by screwing over as many Americans as he could in a penstroke when he signed the Big Beautiful Bill, an enormous piece of tax and spending legislation that could cut Medicaid spending by up to $793 billion dollars over the next ten years.

In an email to staff, Children’s said it cut 155 staffed positions and 350 open jobs from its regional hospital system (a spokesperson later told The Stranger 154 positions, contradicting the initial email). Those employees were told today, and were given access to supportive resources “as they transition from Children’s, including COBRA coverage and sever