In 2025, Jonathan Bush said he stood behind “everything” he did as CEO of Athenahealth. Under Bush’s leadership, Athenahealth carried out large-scale layoffs and office closures amid pressure from activist investors.
2025: Jonathan Bush Said He Stood Behind “Every Word” And “Everything” He Did As CEO Of Athenahealth. According to Portland Press Herald “Bush said Wednesday he stands behind ‘every word I said and everything I ever did’ as CEO of athenahealth.” [Portland Press Herald, 10/8/25]
HEADLINE: “Athenahealth Lays Off Hundreds, Reorganizes To Be Leaner” [Healthcare IT News, 10/19/17]
2017: Under Jonathan Bush’s Leadership As CEO, Athenahealth Closed Offices And Laid Off About 500 Workers. According to Boston Globe, “Athenahealth Inc., the digital health care services company in Watertown, is eliminating about 500 jobs as part of a cost-cutting plan detailed Thursday in the face of pressure from an activist investor. The company said the job reductions would amount to 9 percent of its workforce, but it did not say how many of the cuts would be in Watertown, where it is the largest employer. Athenahealth, which has about 5,600 total employees, also plans to close two offices, in San Francisco and Princeton, N.J. Its other locations are in Belfast, Maine; Austin, Texas; Atlanta; and India. In a conference call with analysts and investors Friday morning, chief executive Jonathan Bush said the job cuts were targeted at redundant positions, and middle management. He said he was concerned over how the company’s workforce would handle the turn of events.” [Boston Globe, 10/19/17]
2017: Under Jonathan Bush’s Leadership As CEO, Athenahealth Laid Off 61 People In Atlanta, Georgia. According to Healthcare IT News, “Making good on his promise to downsize and reorganize his troubled cloud-based EHR company, athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush said he will close the company’s Atlanta Client Support Center. The Atlanta site at one time employed more than 500 people. In a document obtained by Healthcare IT News, notifying the Georgia Department of Economic Development of the anticipated closure of its Client Support Center, athenahealth Vice President of Human Resources Lorraine Vargas Townsend, writes that athenahealth ‘will be closing its Atlanta Client Support Center.’ The Atlanta layoffs begin on Dec. 18 with 61 employees. More layoffs are scheduled in phases at the Atlanta location until all of the Atlanta Client Support Center is closed.” [Healthcare IT News, 11/6/17]