Augusta's University Hopsital Lays Off Workers

A hospital spokeswoman says about 30 workers have been laid off at University Hospital in Augusta. Rebecca Sylvester said Wednesday the hospital is shelving a unit it no longer needs - a cardiac unit that was kept open after the hospital began moving most of those patients to a new Heart & Vascular Institute in January.

Sylvester said the affected employees have known for a while that the change was coming. She said there are no plans for across-the-board layoffs.

(AP)