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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Upstream Care to layoff 66 after contract canceled

An apparent business dispute between two healthcare groups that resulted in the termination of an agreement has led to a layoff of 66 workers based in Greensboro, according to paperwork filed with the state.

Greensboro-based Upstream Care Company will layoff the workers, according to a notice it filed last week with the N.C. Department of Commerce. Those workers include both healthcare and business positions.

“Some affected employees have been notified; we will continue notifications to additional potentially affected employees over the course of the next 30 days,” Upstream’s Chief People Officer Jane Price wrote in a notice filed with the state and dated July 26. The workers are not a part of a union.

Physician-run Triad Healthcare Network, which is affiliated with Cone Health, ended its agreement with Upstream on June 10, according to the notice Upstream filed with the state. Triad Healthcare, with more than 1,300 affiliate providers, manages and coordinates care for nearly 200,000 patients in Alamance, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham and part of Forsyth counties.

Upstream currently has 115 employees that provide clinical, technological and business support for physicians, says Laura Molloy, vice president of communications at Upstream. That 115 number does not include the 66 being let go, she says. “We are immensely grateful for the contributions of all our team members and are providing support to assist those affected during this transition,” Molloy wrote in an email.

Molloy also wrote Upstream’s collaboration with Triad Healthcare Network, also known as THN, has ended. “Our partnership over the years has been fruitful, significantly advancing healthcare for the senior population in the region. We are working closely with THN to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities, maintaining the high standard of patient care that has been our top priority. We look forward to new opportunities to serve our community and improve outcomes for our patients,” Molloy wrote.

Triad Healthcare Network did not return telephone calls seeking comment.

 

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