Renown Realigns to New Healthcare Environment
July 8, 2021
The pandemic has changed the way we live and work. The world is changing, health care has changed and Renown is changing with it. Today, after a comprehensive review, leaders took steps to align the size of Renown’s work force with current patient care volumes.
Reductions affected 166 of Renown’s 7,200 employees. A majority of the positions affected are in management and administration. Employees impacted by today’s decision will receive severance pay and full benefits consistent with Renown policy. In addition, there is a hold on hiring 176 employment positions until further notice.
The actions taken today are one part of a larger plan to align to the new health care environment. Renown has implemented new models of care to add value, reduce costs, and to help more people receive the health care they need.
Renown Health continues to recruit for clinical roles and those areas that support direct patient care.
About Renown Health
Renown Health is a locally governed, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California. Renown is one of the region’s largest private employers with a workforce of more than 7,000. It comprises three acute care hospitals, the region’s only children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, the area’s most comprehensive medical group and urgent care network, and the region’s largest not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. Renown has a long tradition and commitment to improving the care and the health of our community. For more information, visit renown.org.
The Renown Crisis Care Center is marking one year of providing short-term behavioral health crisis intervention and stabilization for people experiencing mental health emergencies, while serving as a resource for healthcare professionals and first responders.
Access to timely behavioral health services remains an urgent need across Nevada. Since opening Nov. 11, 2025, Renown Crisis Care Center has served an average of 12-14 patients each day, for an average of nearly 5,000 patients in its first year. Over half of patients avoided hospitalization, demonstrating the role crisis stabilization services can play in connecting people with appropriate care.
“As the largest not-for-profit health system in northern Nevada, Renown is committed to investing in the health of our community by identifying gaps in care and building the services needed to address them. Mental health is one of those areas, and it was once again identified as a need in Renown’s 2027-2029 Community Health Needs Assessment,” said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, Renown Health President and CEO. “When someone is experiencing a mental health emergency, they need a safe place to turn and a team ready to care for them. This investment helps ensure more people can get the right care at the right time, while strengthening behavioral health services for families across northern Nevada.”
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