Furloughed employees will keep their positions and will be recalled as needed to respond to a surge of COVID-19 patients, or as federal and state funding becomes available or recovery of normal operations can begin. In the meantime, SCH will cover the costs of furloughed medical, dental, and vision insurance and will provide assistance applying for unemployment claims.

“We are extremely appreciative that Kentucky’s congressional delegation has included funding for the healthcare industry in the recently passed stimulus bill, however, at this time we don’t know if and when that aid will reach our institution,” said Lloyd. “We are hopeful assistance will be available soon, but right now, we have to manage our operations with the resources we currently have available. St. Claire like all healthcare institutions, is having to conserve medical supplies and medications during this pandemic. We, like all institutions, must also conserve our financial resources to sustain care to our communities until this crisis abates.”


In addition to furloughs and other cost reduction measures, additional operational adjustments are being implemented, and consolidation of services may be necessary as SCH continues to respond to this public health crisis.

“I am prayerful both the public health crisis and the operational challenges we are experiencing ends soon,” said Lloyd. “In the meantime, I appreciate the tremendous sacrifices our staff are making so we can continue to live our mission and care for our patients in this time of uncertainty.”


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