Overview
- The New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council, which voted Sept. 17, gave unanimous approval to Maimonides Health joining NYC Health + Hospitals and cleared a key regulatory hurdle toward finalizing the transaction.
- The plan is backed by roughly $2.2 billion in state support over five years, including more than $500 million earmarked to adopt the Epic electronic health record and to upgrade labor and delivery spaces and other capital needs.
- State and hospital filings say Maimonides has run large operating losses, including more than $80 million in 2024, and supporters argue higher Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates through the public system are needed to keep the hospital viable.
- Opponents including some Maimonides trustees, Borough Park religious leaders, and advocacy groups are pursuing court challenges after the attorney general required judicial review, so court approval remains the primary hurdle before the takeover can take effect.
- Unions representing nurses and healthcare workers back the deal as a way to preserve jobs, protect Brooklyn’s only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center, and maintain care for a largely Medicaid and Medicare patient population while hospital and city officials seek final approvals this fall.