nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||As Hospitals Lose Revenue, Thousands Of Health Care Workers Face Furloughs, Layoffs||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Faced with lost revenue from canceled elective procedures, hospitals laid off more than 40, 000 health care workers in March. Thousands more are expected to be included in April’s unemployment figures.