TOWN OF WALLKILL – Citing two years of making “difficult yet necessary decisions” given the economy and state of health care delivery, Garnet Health System President and CEO Jonathan Schiller announced on Wednesday that they have signed a letter of intent to pursue an affiliation with Montefiore Health System.

He said the decision was made “with great care and a deep sense of responsibility to our patients, our staff, and the communities we serve.”

In a note to the Garnet Health family he wrote over the past two years, he has had to make difficult, yet necessary decisions, including reducing some clinical services and cutting the size of the workforce.

“While these actions were necessary, continued cuts will not lead us to prosperity,” Schiller said. He said pursuing the affiliation

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