Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute Inc. despatched a discover to state and native officers March 31 saying it’s shedding 153 individuals because it closes six Northeast Florida areas and cuts employment at three others.
In an April 2 assertion to Motion New Jax, Baptist Well being says it’s a part of a plan for JOI to restructure with a bunch of its physicians forming an unbiased follow. Baptist issued the identical assertion to the Day by day Report on April 3.
The letter despatched to officers below the Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act mentioned JOI is closing rehabilitation services beginning Could 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• 14534 Outdated St. Augustine Highway in St. Augustine
• 105 Murabella Parkway within the World Golf Village in St. Augustine
• JOI can be closing a physicians’ workplace at 13534 Outdated St. Augustine Highway.
JOI is completely shedding workers at rehabilitation and physicians’ workplaces in three areas:
• 1325 San Marco Blvd. in Jacksonville
• 12276 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville
• 203 Fort Wade Highway in Ponte Vedra
These layoffs will likely be performed in two waves, one between Could 30 and June 13 and the second between June 30 and July 14.
“All affected workers have been notified of their separation dates and that their separation from employment will likely be everlasting,” JOI mentioned within the letter.
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.
Motion Information Jax reported April 2 that Baptist Well being is taking on 5 JOI rehab areas and issued an announcement:
“In 2011, Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute (JOI) bought its inventory to Baptist Well being. A bunch of JOI physicians signed an settlement to repurchase the inventory and return to working as an unbiased follow as soon as the transaction closes in roughly 90 days. This buyback possibility was a part of the unique settlement and has been deliberate for a while. JOI and Baptist will proceed working collectively and stay dedicated to offering the neighborhood with glorious orthopedic care, as all the time,” it mentioned.
“As a part of this transition, JOI is planning to restructure, which can end result within the closure of a number of areas and the elimination of sure positions. These choices weren’t made evenly, and JOI is dedicated to serving to all impacted workers perceive their advantages and offering assets for profession continuity to make sure a clean transition.”
In previous seasons, JOI had been the Jacksonville Jaguars’ official orthopedic caregiver by its settlement with Baptist Well being because the crew’s official well being care supplier.
For the 2025-26 season, UF Well being Jacksonville is the crew’s official well being care associate, in accordance Jaguars Director of Enterprise Communications Lyndsay Rossman
The crew will retain a partnership with Baptist Well being by naming Wolfson Youngsters’s Hospital because the Jaguars’ official youngsters’s hospital, she mentioned.
The change in companions had nothing to do with the JOI restructuring, Rossman mentioned.
The change in well being care companions might not imply a lot to gamers.
“By regulation, the crew can not drive any of the gamers to make use of the companies of our companions,” she mentioned.
The Jaguars declined to talk to the size and phrases of the brand new UF Well being Jacksonville settlement.
JOI has not responded to Day by day Report calls or emails for remark.
This story has been up to date with the right layoff whole and remark from the Jaguars.