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.

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,