Adventist Health Announces Small Staff Reductions Across Kern Medical Centers

Adventist Health disclosed a reclassification/layoff affecting 125 workers systemwide, with 22 of those positions located in Kern County including one position at Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield (formerly Bakersfield Heart Hospital). The local personnel changes were spread across four Adventist facilities (15 at the Chester Avenue hospital, three in Delano, three in Tehachapi and one at Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield). Partnership Executive Kiyoshi Tomono said only three actual job losses occurred because most employees offered pink slips were reassigned to other roles within the system. Affected departments included quality, risk management, infection prevention and accreditation; Adventist framed the moves as strategic rather than purely financial and noted it has hired about 200 people in the past year.

Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield cut 22 jobs in CA affecting its quality, risk management, infection prevention and accreditation team as of July 10, 2026.

LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield since July 2026, including 1 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.