Apria Healthcare to lay off 33 in Minster

MINSTER — Apria Healthcare Inc. plans to lay off 33 workers in Minster in late April, a company spokeswoman said Friday, Jan. 29.

The positions affected by the layoff include mostly employees working in collections and a billing center manager. The layoffs will be at a facility at 311 Industrial Drive in Minster.

The work is being moved to Jackson, Tenn., and the Kansas City, Kansas area, said Lisa Getson, Apria’s executive vice president, government relations.

Apria’s 19 patient care service offices in Ohio, including one at 2029 Lyons Road in Miami Twp., are not affected, Getson said.

The Minster branch is not closing, Bonnie Berelsman, branch manager of Apria locations in Minster and Lima, said Dec. 17. The branch will continue to provide direct patient care services. It serves the following counties: Miami, Darke, Shelby, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, Van Wert, Allen, Auglaize and Hardin.