Bayonne University Hospital. – courtesy HRH

Nearly 1,000 jobs at Bayonne University Hospital might be terminated, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing with the state. The cuts are set to take effect June 29, according to the filing. Notices were sent to 967 employees at the hospital.

The hospital’s owner, Hudson Regional Health, said it does not anticipate any layoffs in June. The Secaucus-based company said the process includes a transfer of ownership, licensing and operating business, which legally activated the WARN notices as employees move under the new ownership.

WARN notices are notifications required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires that employers who are planning a plant closing or a mass layoff give affected employees at least 60 days’ notice of such an action. The WARN Act applies to employers with 100 or more full-time workers.

Vijay Chaudhuri, vice president of community and external affairs at Hudson Regional Hospital, said in a statement: “HRH has reassured staff that this ongoing process currently involves a transfer of ownership, license and operating business, which triggered a legal requirement of a WARN notice as Bayonne’s employees will be transitioned to HRH’s new ownership. Over the past 15 months, HRH has invested tens of millions of dollars to enhance care at Bayonne University Hospital and remains committed to advancing the hospital as a premier acute-care facility in the tri-state region.”

Bayonne University Hospital is one of four Hudson County hospitals taken over by Hudson Regional Health in November 2024 from the medical group CarePoint Health, which filed for bankruptcy. Last month, the emergency room of Hudson Regional Heights Hospital in Jersey City closed after projecting a $30 million loss this year.

In March, Dr. Vijayant Singh became the new chief hospital executive in Bayonne. He was Hudson Regional Hospital’s chief clinical officer and vice president of network development, and was an integral part of the senior leadership team. He succeeded Dr. Michael Hochberg, who became chief hospital executive at Hoboken University Hospital.