{"id":303776,"date":"2026-06-11T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/303776\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:24:16","slug":"sanitas-medical-cuts-211-jobs-in-florida-impact-to-patients-unclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/303776\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanitas Medical cuts 211 jobs in Florida; impact to patients unclear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A primary care company with outpatient centers in nine metropolitan areas in the state, including in Southwest Florida, is terminating more than 200 workers statewide, according to records.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sanitas Medical Center filed a WARN notice to the Florida Department of Commerce<\/a> June 9 of the mass layoffs, totaling 211 workers, due to company restructuring and budgetary restrictions.<\/p>\n

In Southwest Florida, three workers in Fort Myers and two in Naples are being terminated.<\/p>\n

Sanitas has two medical center locations in Naples and one in Fort Myers, its website says.<\/p>\n

Job losses in health care fields in 2026 have been seen as inevitable, according to analysts.<\/p>\n

The federal government’s decision to not renew enhanced premiums this year to patients enrolled in Affordable Care Act insurance plans is expected to cause a slowdown in foot traffic in medical centers due to patients losing their insurance.<\/p>\n

\"A A Sanitas Medical Center location in Tallahassee Florida. The company has centers in nine metropolitan regions in Florida, offering an array of medical services. <\/p>\n

Other locations for Sanitas Medical terminations are Tallahassee, Tampa, Palm Beach, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, the notice said.<\/p>\n

More than half of the layoffs involve 126 employees who are based in Miami. The company headquarters appears to be in Doral.<\/p>\n

The employees terminated run the gamut from medical assistants to nurse practitioners; many are remote employees.<\/p>\n

The Commonwealth Fund published a report last year that 154,000 jobs would be lost in 2026 alone in health care and ultimately reach 339,000. Of those, roughly 57,000 would be in Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese changes are expected to be permanent,\u201d Sanitas Medical said in the WARN notice.<\/p>\n

Officials at the company could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n

What to know about Sanitas <\/p>\n

The company website says Sanitas Medical provides primary care, advanced urgent care, specialty care, telehealth services along with walk-in services, and general vaccinations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Sanitas, we have everything you need to keep your family safe and healthy,\u201d according to the website.<\/p>\n

The company was founded in Colombia in 1980 and expanded to the U.S.\u00a0in 2014.<\/p>\n

Today Sanitas Medical Centers are a joint venture between GuideWell, the parent company of Florida Blue<\/a> and Keralty a multinational health organization.<\/p>\n

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Liz Freeman is a health care reporter. Reach her by emailing lfreeman@naplesnews.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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