St. John Providence Health System has fired 68 nurse anesthetists at its Southfield and Novi hospitals who refused to take jobs with a new outside contractor despite comparable pay. The health system said it will continue its outsourcing move. Providence Park Hospital, Novi, and Providence Park Hospital, Southfield. The hospitals involved remain open, but with anesthesiologists supplied by the new contractor. The contractor is a newly formed company called PSJ Anesthesia, affiliated with Dr. Dominick Lago, an anesthesia specialist at both hospitals. The 68 non unionized nurses were offered jobs with the contractor, but repeatedly rejected the terms of the offered employment contracts for reasons unrelated to pay.
