Mass General Brigham — the largest healthcare system in Massachusetts — just spent $53 million on layoffs. That’s $53 million not going to nurses, doctors, frontline workers, or patients. It’s going to severance packages and executive-driven “reorganization” plans.

In the first three months of 2025 alone, Mass General Brigham conducted two rounds of layoffs. Management says it’s to “reduce expense growth.” But cutting staff while demand for care keeps rising is a dangerous path — for both workers and the people they serve.

Behind every number is a human being: a nurse losing their job, a patient waiting longer for care, a family facing burnout because there’s one less provider on the floor.

Mass General Brigham isn’t broke. It’s reorganizing. But if that “efficiency” means fewer staff in already-strained hospitals, patients suffer. Workers suffer. And public trust erodes.

We’re calling on Mass General Brigham leadership and Massachusetts lawmakers to step in — to pause further layoffs, prioritize patient care, and invest in frontline staff instead of cutting them.

This system exists to serve the public. It has received millions in public support over the years — and it has a responsibility to protect the very people who keep it running.

The healthcare heroes who got us through the pandemic deserve more than pink slips. Our communities deserve fully staffed hospitals, not corporate downsizing.

Sign this petition if you believe Massachusetts must protect its healthcare workers, stand up for patients, and stop putting cost-cutting above care.