The leadership of Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park has gone to court to block a proposed merger that would turn the 80-year-old private facility into a public hospital under New York City’s Health + Hospitals system, according to the New York Post .

Trustees filed a lawsuit this week arguing the city-run takeover would violate their duty to protect the hospital’s long-term interests and jeopardize the level of care the community relies on, the paper reported.

As part of the potential agreement, Maimonides would receive $2.2 billion in state funding over five years and higher Medicaid reimbursements, a lifeline for a facility that has been losing hundreds of millions annually. The hospital says joining the city system is necessary to stabilize operations and ensure high-qual

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