More Than 1,600 Jersey City Jobs Being Eliminated

JERSEY CITY, NJ — More than 1,600 Jersey City jobs are expected to be eliminated in early 2020 due to a hospital merger.

Layoff notices were issued to 1,074 employees of Christ Hospital this past week, the state Department of Labor published on its website. The layoffs will be effective Jan. 13.

CarePoint Health, which owns Christ Hospital, signed a letter of intent to have the hospital become a part of RWJBarnabas Health. Hoboken University Medical Center will also become a part of RWJBH. Hoboken University Medical Center will also become a part of RWJBarnabas, per the agreement.

The RWJBH said in a statement that the arrangement is "the first step in the process of evaluating and designing a new relationship that will enhance health care services for Hudson County and North Jersey."

CarePoint Health Management Associates also issued layoff notices to 241 Jersey City employees. Garden State Healthcare LLC and Quality Care Associates LLC also issued notices to 161 and 159 Jersey City employees, respectively. Those notices are also effective Jan. 13.

Spokespeople from the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce and Jersey City did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Jersey City layoffs are some of the nearly 3,500 expected to hit New Jersey employees by Jan. 13. Many of those are the result of major retailers planning to close several stores, including Kmart in West Orange and Lord & Taylor at the Woodbridge Center Mall. Related: Nearly 3K More Layoffs Announced In NJ

Other retailers that have announced store closings, but who have not said what stores will close or when, include: Barneys, Bed Bath & Beyond, Forever 21, and Walgreens.

Read more: 5 NJ Stores To Shut Before Christmas As New Closure Announced

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com