Less than two years after a wave of administrative layoffs, Mass General Brigham began a new round of job cuts last week that affect clinical and operational programs, according to media reports.

A spokesperson at the health system confirmed the workforce reductions began last week but did not specify the number or types of roles impacted. The Boston Globe reported the layoffs on Thursday.

The latest round of layoffs is focused on “redesign[ing] clinical and operational models,” the Boston Business Journal reported, citing a Sept. 17 email sent by three MGB executives to physician leaders and people managers.

“We must eliminate programs and activities that do not fully align with our strategy and priorities, even those we have had for many years. Administrative savings alone will not be enough,” said the email signed by Dr. Michael Brown, president of the academic medical center, CFO Niyum Gandhi and COO Dr. Ron Walls, the Boston Business Journal reported.

In early 2025, the academic, integrated nonprofit system initiated two waves of administrative layoffs impacting nonclinical employees to close a $250 million two-year budget gap. The Boston Globe, citing unnamed sources, reported last year that roughly 1,500 positions out of the system’s 82,000 were affected.

An annual financial report released shortly after said the “strategic reorganization of management and administrative positions” is expected to save more than $200 million per year.

"While previous actions helped improve our financial position, our operating performance still requires broader structural changes. To strengthen our long-term sustainability, we must improve coordination across our hospitals and care settings, accelerating our transition to a more integrated model of care," a MGB spokesperson said in a statement provided to Fierce Healthcare.

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