NYC officials on Monday, December 29, 2025, announced plans for NYC Health + Hospitals to move forward with a partnership that would bring Maimonides Health into the city’s public health care system, pending final legal and regulatory approval. The city said the move is meant to strengthen Maimonides’ financial footing and protect safety net care in Brooklyn, while keeping services running normally as the transition begins.
As previously reported by Anash.org, Hatzolah coordinators from Boro Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Mill Basin issued a joint letter opposing a potential takeover, writing that “Hatzolah strongly opposes this potential takeover,” and warning it is “not in the best interest of our community.” In that same letter, they stressed that “all hospital operations remain status quo,” and said they had voiced their opposition to both the city and hospital leadership.
Under the proposed arrangement described in the city’s release, Maimonides, a Brooklyn based system with three hospitals and more than 80 community based sites, would become part of NYC Health Hospitals. Officials stated that “patient care will continue uninterrupted during the transition,” and said Maimonides would continue to serve its communities while joining the city run network…