Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute Inc. despatched a discover to state and native officers March 31 saying it’s shedding 153 folks because it closes six Northeast Florida places and cuts employment at three others.
The layoffs and closings come about as 11 JOI physicians have determined to maneuver into different organizations.
Nonetheless, 13 physicians will stick with JOI, which is a part of the Baptist Well being system.
JOI will restructure within the coming months.
In 2011, Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute bought its inventory to Baptist Well being. A gaggle of JOI physicians agreed to repurchase the inventory and return to working as an impartial apply as soon as the transaction closes in roughly 90 days, based on Baptist Well being. The buyback course of has been underway for “a while.”
“JOI has been working towards shopping for again its inventory and returning to an impartial apply,” JOI Govt Director John Ricchini, stated in response to questions from the Every day Report by way of e mail.
“This transition will permit JOI to function with better autonomy and adaptability.”
Closing amenities
A letter despatched to officers below the Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act stated JOI is closing rehabilitation amenities beginning Might 30 or inside 14 days after that on the following websites:
• 12220 Atlantic Blvd. in Jacksonville
• 1747 Baptist Clay Drive in Fleming Island
• 12961 North Major St. in Jacksonville
• 7740 Level Meadows Drive in Jacksonville
• 14534 Previous St. Augustine Highway in St. Augustine
• 105 Murabella Parkway within the World Golf Village in St. Augustine
• JOI can also be closing a physicians’ workplace at 13534 Previous St. Augustine Highway.
JOI is completely shedding workers at rehabilitation and physicians’ places of work in three places:
• 1325 San Marco Blvd. in Jacksonville
• 12276 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville
• 203 Fort Wade Highway in Ponte Vedra
These layoffs will likely be executed in two waves, one between Might 30 and June 13 and the second between June 30 and July 14.
The letter was despatched to the Florida Division of Commerce and to Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners Chair Krista Joseph and Clay County Board of County Commissioners Chair Betsy Condon.
“It’s our understanding and hope that this transition will improve entry to care in the long term and that almost all jobs eradicated within the quick time period will finally be reabsorbed into the entities that emerge from the restructuring,” stated Deegan administration Chief Communications Officer Phil Perry.
What’s subsequent for docs, sufferers
Physicians leaving JOI is not going to be ostracized or blackballed by the hospital, Ricchini stated.
“Like the various different impartial doctor teams in our group, Baptist Well being will associate with these physicians to supply accessible, inexpensive, high-quality orthopedic care to the group.”
Sufferers will likely be knowledgeable of their physician’s choice regarding remaining with JOI.
“Sufferers could proceed to see their present physicians. If their doctor stays with JOI, they don’t have to do something. If their doctor joins one other apply, they are going to be notified. JOI is working with physicians becoming a member of one other apply to switch data to these new practices. Sufferers all the time have the appropriate to request that JOI switch their medical data to their physician’s new apply.”
Jaguars transferring to UF Well being
In previous seasons, JOI had been the Jacksonville Jaguars’ official orthopedic caregiver by way of its settlement with Baptist Well being because the staff’s official well being care supplier.
For the 2025-26 season, UF Well being Jacksonville is the staff’s official well being care associate, based on Jaguars Director of Enterprise Communications Lyndsay Rossman.
The staff will retain a partnership with Baptist Well being by naming Wolfson Kids’s Hospital because the Jaguars’ official youngsters’s hospital, she stated.
The change in companions had nothing to do with the JOI restructuring, Rossman stated.
The change in well being care companions could not imply a lot to gamers.
“By legislation, the staff can’t drive any of the gamers to make use of the providers of our companions,” she stated.
The Jaguars declined to talk to the size and phrases of the brand new UF Well being Jacksonville settlement.
“We are going to proceed to foster relationships that promote our collective position as leaders in orthopedic care, guarantee providers can be found all through the area, and supply constant high quality in any respect our places,” Ricchini stated.
“Baptist Well being has lately established Baptist Orthopedics in Clay County, with plans to develop the apply in Nassau County by fall 2025. In consequence, sufferers may have extra choices to select from for handy high quality orthopedic care.”
Mark Basch contributed to this report