How are layoffs handled in the Operations department at Kaiser Permanente?

If it's a job class that's being eliminated, then those employees close to retirement are given an incentive to take early retirement, or they can he cross trained elsewhere if appropriate. If a position in a specific department is eliminated that person that gets bumped out can apply for any open positions in the system and gets seniority. In 8 years there, I never saw someone just sent out the door.