Due to financials losses from the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Medical Center is furloughing 700 employees, roughly 10% of the hospital’s workforce, news outlets reported.

BMC President Kate Walsh told employees in an email Tuesday the cutbacks are due to a sudden and significant decrease in revenue, according to a report from The Boston Globe.

“We have reassigned a number of staff members and made the difficult decision to furlough approximately 10 percent of our health system workforce,” Walsh said, according to the Globe. “Although furloughed employees will cease to work temporarily, they will remain in active status with the expectation of returning.”

Mostly administrative staff members at BMC and not to front-line health care providers are being furloughed, according to the Globe’s report.

The coronavirus public health crisis has led to layoffs, furloughs and major revenue decreases at a number of businesses in Massachusetts.

General Electric announced last week its aviation division’s workforce in the U.S. would be reduced by roughly 10%. The majority of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art’s 170-person staff is also expected to be laid off, and newspapers across the state and country have had to make similar cutbacks.

Many hospitals across the state and country, including BMC, have started limiting non-urgent medical procedures and elective surgeries to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Hospitals have also put into effect visitation restrictions.

BMC’s furloughs come as some hospitals continue to see a decline in normal business because of the outbreak of the viral respiratory infection.

The Globe reported that the medical group Atrius Health has had to temporarily cut employees and decrease other staff members’ pay. More than 200 employees at Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts are also expected to be furloughed.

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