What Amazon's Healthcare Business Leader Wants Employees to Know Tuesday's dismissal These are part of the normal business cycle and are not a sign of poor performance.
In an internal email Wednesday obtained by Business Insider, Amazon Health Services SVP Neil Lindsay wrote that the “most successful companies” typically go through stages of change like this. ing.
He noted that other companies have recently made similar layoffs and urged employees not to believe “experts” who might say negative things about Amazon's health care business.
“As is often the case with changes like this, some experts may speculate that roles are being eliminated due to weak performance in the healthcare business, but this Don't believe in speculation. The most successful companies, those that serve customers, typically go through stages of reorganization and reorganization to put energy where it's needed most. You've probably seen many healthy companies within and outside of Amazon recently change their priorities, cutting roles in some areas and adding roles in others. This is it,” Lindsey wrote. Email.
Lindsay's email came a day after Amazon cut hundreds of jobs at its One Medical and Pharmacy divisions. As previously reported by BI.in Another email on TuesdayLindsay highlighted the growth of Amazon's healthcare business and said the layoffs are aimed at “relocating resources” so the company can better invest in other growth areas.
In an email to BI, an Amazon spokesperson said, “One Medical has expanded in recent years to include offices in dozens of cities across the United States, providing high-quality services to more members of all ages. “We have entered an exciting period of growth as we continue to expand our services.” These changes are aimed at reallocating resources, as One Medical plans to hire more providers in 2024 than any other time in its history. To support the care of a growing number of members and patients across the United States.”
Lindsay on Wednesday reiterated the successes of Amazon's healthcare business, including One Medical's membership growth. He also said Amazon has integrated One Medical's financial, legal and technology teams into Amazon's healthcare business in an effort to “realign resources.”
“I am incredibly energized and excited about our work in healthcare. Over the last year, we have increased the number of One Medical members and the number of Amazon Pharmacy customers we serve. We accelerated our growth and achieved our most important goals: “One Medical, Amazon Pharmacy, and Amazon Clinic. In doing so, we are making a significant impact in making health care simpler and more affordable.” ” Lindsay wrote.
One Medical has been under pressure to cut costs since Amazon struck a deal to acquire the healthcare company for $3.9 billion in early 2023. The latest job cuts are part of a plan to save an additional $100 million in operating expenses this year. BI previously reported.A medical had Operating loss was $420 million. 2022 was the last year the company released financial results before being acquired by Amazon.
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