Bay Pines VA Healthcare System

One person was laid off at Big Cypress National Park and “several” are now without jobs at Bay Pines VA Hospital as federal downsizing under the Trump Administration begins to affect Southwest Florida.The person out of a job at Big Cypress was on a probationary period and was laid off on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said Michelle Hanson, lands and permits coordinator at the park.

Officials with the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System held a summit Monday in Fort Myers aimed at better addressing the needs of homeless and…