Steward to lay off nearly 1,250 workers as it closes two hospitals in Mass.
Steward Health Care has notified the state that nearly 1,250 workers will lose their jobs as the bankrupt company moves to close acute care hospitals in Dorchester and Ayer by the end of the month. The notices said 753 workers at Carney Hospital and 490 workers at Nashoba Valley Medical Center will be out of work.