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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; An unspecified number of employees at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital have been placed on furlough, according to a statement provided by a hospital representative.</p><p>&#8220;We regularly adjust our staffing based on the number of patients in our care. A small number of hospital-based positions have been furloughed across various departments, none of which are direct caregivers,&#8221; the statement provided by Annmarie Poslock read. &#8220;Patient care will not be impacted by these changes. Our employees are valued for their skills and services and we will continue to evaluate operations and opportunities.&#8221;</p><p>Poslock did not elaborate on the nature of the affected positions in response to a follow-up question, but did offer some additional information about the nature of the furloughs. </p><p>&#8220;Furloughed employees will retain their positions, those who are eligible will keep their benefits, and all of them will continue to accrue leave,&#8221; she wrote in an email.</p><p>Efforts to reach a union spokesperson were not immediately successful on Monday.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Roger DuPuis</p><p>rdupuis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre General furloughs ‘small number’ of employees