BOSTON - Mass General Brigham, the largest health care system in Massachusetts, announced layoffs Monday that will affect hundreds of workers, citing a $250 million projected budget gap. The layoffs will be "focused on non-clinical and non-patient facing roles,

Facing rising costs and hoping to make its sprawling network more efficient, the state’s largest private employer aims to cut payroll costs by over $200 million.

Mass General Brigham attributed the layoffs to an expected budget shortfall of $250 billion over the next two years.

The hospital system is partnering with IBM to predict high-temperature events and protect at-risk patients from the dangerous health effects of extreme heat.

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital was not spared from layoffs by Mass General Brigham as it cited an anticipated "budget gap" of $250 million.

The layoffs could potentially impact employees at 12 hospitals under the MGB umbrella: While executives say the sweeping cuts are aimed at management and administrative-level employees with no impact on front-line workers, Boston University School of Public Health’s David Rosenbloom suspects the changes could reach patients.

Nonprofit giant Mass General Brigham (MGB) will be laying off numerous non-clinical employees to close major budget shortfalls. | The major nonprofit system declined to put a number on the cuts and consolidations,

At least three high-level employees at Nantucket Cottage Hospital left abruptly recently, after the parent company of the island's only hospital announced layoffs last week.

Mass General Brigham announces layoffs to address a $250 million budget deficit, focusing on non-clinical roles, aiming for efficiency and a resilient future.

Mass General Brigham announced layoffs for hundreds of administrative and management employees on Monday in anticipation of a $250 million budget gap, an unprecedented decision for Massachusetts’ largest private employer.