Brockton Neighborhood Health Center has laid off 65 employees, according to state records . The job losses are a blow to the nonprofit health care organization, which serves 40,000 patients a year.
It’s also a setback for downtown Brockton. BNHC is the largest employer in downtown, according to the center’s website , and before the layoffs had more than 700 employees.
The center began by serving 12 patients out of a single van in 1992. Today, the center is a major pillar of downtown with a five-story clinic at 63 Main St. plus satellite offices…