Adventist Health centralizes quality and risk roles, eliminating positions in Kern and Kings counties
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed June 25, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California (Kern County).
Department affected: Quality, Risk, Infection Prevention, and Accreditation (system-wide restructuring affected these departments).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on June 25, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
Adventist Health implemented a restructuring initiative that resulted in layoffs across multiple Central Valley facilities, including Adventist Health Bakersfield. In Kern County, 15 positions were affected across four facilities, one of which is Adventist Health Bakersfield; Kings County saw 12 positions cut at Adventist Health Hanford. The changes, effective Friday, stem from centralizing and standardizing roles within Quality, Risk, Infection Prevention, and Accreditation departments as described in a WARN letter dated June 25. Adventist Health said some eliminated roles were replaced by new centralized positions and more than 80 employees statewide accepted offers to transition into the new structure. The nonprofit characterized the move as alignment to ensure accountability and deeper expertise, affecting facilities in 13 counties and totaling more than 100 employees statewide.
Adventist Health Bakersfield disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on June 25, 2026. The notice covers 15 employees in Bakersfield, CA (Kern County), with the layoff effective July 6, 2026.
That is roughly 0.6% of the 2,500 people Adventist Health Bakersfield employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 4 layoff events at Adventist Health Bakersfield since July 2024, including 30 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 2 additional events known from news reporting.
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