Cuts come in response to financial pressures, One Big Beautiful BillJOHN DAY — Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day has laid off nine of its employees and cut a contract administrator position as the hospital faces financial pressures and expected Medicaid cuts following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In a follow-up press release Sept. 19, Blue Mountain Hospital reported it restructured its financial stability. The release highlighted that the hospital district as a whole, which includes the Blue Mountain Hospital, Blue Mountain Care Center and Strawberry Wilderness Clinic, had a $2.05 million operational revenue loss last fiscal year. Blue Mountain Hospital District CEO Misty Robertson said the restructuring has been hard for everyone in the district. Robertson echoed those sentiments but said the hospital district additional changes are possible.