The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation announced it would eliminate 400 jobs as a way to save $105 million for the next fiscal year's budget. NY1 reports that HHC, which serves 1.3 million New Yorkers, is also closing "four school-based health programs, three community clinics, and two mental health day treatment programs." HHC President Alan D. Aviles said the cuts were in part due to labor and the rising number of uninsured patients the hospitals see (450,000/year) and said more cuts could be on the way, saying this was just "one-third" of the problem. State Health Commissioner Richard Daines tells the NY Times that the governor is trying to negotiate using federal stimulus money to help aid HHC, but, noting "unprecedented fiscal crisis" made some difficult choices necessary, said he hoped public hospitals would delay capital construction project instead cutting service. Some other HHC annual stats: It has 7,510 beds, 4,942,9377 clinic visits, 1,069,031 ER visits and 23,384 births.