UTMB confirms layoffs of 105 employees as pandemic hurts revenues

GALVESTON -- The University of Texas Medical Branch on Tuesday confirmed it had laid off 105 employees as part of an already announced reduction in force it attributed to rising expenses and loss of revenues related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The layoffs included employees from more than 80 departments, according to a list provided to The Daily News through an open records request. Eight people were laid off from the medical branch’s marketing and communications department, and six people were laid off from the business operations and facilities department, according to the medical branch.

The list also included 16 unfilled positions that were eliminated and won’t be filled, according to the medical branch.

Employees were notified of the layoffs on Sept. 2.

The medical branch in August announced it would lay off up to 200 employees because of a $174 million budget shortfall caused mostly by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

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