UC Health ends Sodexo contract, impacting nearly 500 hospital food-service and cleaning workers

UC Health will not renew its contract with Sodexo after one year, affecting close to 500 cleaning and food-service workers at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and West Chester Hospital in Greater Cincinnati. Sodexo, which handled nutrition and cleaning operations at the two hospitals for the past year, will be replaced as the health system returns to its previous vendor. The change is expected to impact nearly 500 employees, though the article does not specify exact timing or provide a specific date for when the transition or job losses will occur. The story was reported by the Cincinnati Business Courier and notes the contract change as the cause of the workforce impact rather than a corporate restructuring announced by Sodexo itself.

Sodexo cut 500 jobs in OH affecting its cleaning and food-service team.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 420,000 people Sodexo employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 13 layoff events at Sodexo since December 2024, including 926 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.