HCA Healthcare, Inc. 's ( HCA - Free Report ) unit CereCore has laid off more than 70% of its contractors, per the company's internal sources. This strategic move comes at a time when the company is forced to cut costs amid the loss of revenues from the COVID -19 breakout. The company's Information Technology and Services division bore the brunt of this workforce reduction. The action was taken in the wake of several IT projects being put on the back-burner due to the prevalent uncertainty about the extent of the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. The company's unit CereCore provides EHR implementations, IT and application support, IT managed services, technical staffing, strategic IT consulting and advisory services to hospitals and health systems nationwide. The step comes after the company's management informed that many of HCA Healthcare's outpatient facilities, clinics and departments are closed.