BREAKING: Mayor Adams and Nyc Health + Hospitals Announce Merge with Maimonides Health Moves Forward

This is the official press release issued today by the Mayor’s Office and does not reflect the views of BoroPark24.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz, and Maimonides Health Chief Executive Officer Ken Gibbs announced that NYC Health + Hospitals will move forward with a partnership that will allow Maimonides Health to become a part of the city’s health care system, pending final legal and regulatory approval.

Maimonides Health is a Brooklyn health care system with three hospitals and more than 80 community-based sites. By joining the public health care system, care provided by Maimonides facilities will be reimbursed at a higher rate by Medicaid, bolstering its financial position. The merger also allows Maimonides to adopt Epic, the state-of-the-art electronic health record platform, which will allow it to improve care coordination and its ability to collect revenue. Maimonides patients will be able to access their health records online and contact their care team digitally through the portal. Patient care will continue uninterrupted during the transition. The partnership is supported by $2.2 billion over five years from New York state to protect safety net health care in Brooklyn.

“By bringing two storied health care systems together under one umbrella, we will ensure that Brooklynites, and all New Yorkers, can continue to receive the high-quality care that they deserve,” said Mayor Adams. “NYC Health + Hospitals is the envy of cities everywhere, and New Yorkers trust the care they receive at its 11 hospitals and many other patient care sites. This effort preserves and strengthens care in my home borough of Brooklyn, and will be great for the thousands of patients who use Maimonides every day. I thank Governor Hochul, Dr. Katz, and Maimonides for joining in this shared vision to serve all patients and deliver the trusted care they deserve.” 

“We are proud to be part of the solution that preserves this cherished Brooklyn community hospital and welcomes it as an affiliate of our own public network of hospitals,” said First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro. “This is an historic occasion and a ‘win-win’ scenario for all.” 

“This is an exciting opportunity for NYC Health + Hospitals and Maimonides, two institutions with their own respected history and traditions, but both committed to providing high-quality care for all New Yorkers,” said NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Katz, MD. “All of our 11 hospitals have their own identity and culture, and Maimonides will retain its unique character and commitment to the communities it serves. As we move forward, we will work with its amazing, dedicated clinicians and staff to ensure a smooth transition for everyone, especially its patients. We are deeply grateful to Governor Hochul for her support to ensure that Brooklynites continue to receive health care from the providers they know and trust.” 

“Joining NYC Health + Hospitals will allow Maimonides to build on our history of providing outstanding specialty care to the communities we have proudly served for decades,” said Maimonides Health President and CEO Ken Gibbs. “We are grateful to have a partner who shares our commitment to working with communities to meet their needs, and we are grateful to Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, and Dr. Katz for giving us this unique opportunity to expand access to our care across Brooklyn.” 

NYC Health + Hospitals, Maimonides Partnership 

Governor Hochul announced the grant on October 16, 2025. The Health Care Safety Net Transformation Program encourages partnerships with safety-net institutions by providing strategic capital and operating support, in addition to required regulatory flexibility, to improve the resilience and sustainability of safety-net hospitals and to expand access to high-quality care. On November 20, 2025, NYC Health + Hospitals’ Board of Directors voted unanimously to pursue a partnership.  

Today’s announcement also reflects the dramatically improved financial position of NYC Health + Hospitals in recent years. Under Dr. Katz, president and CEO since September 2017, NYC Health + Hospitals has undergone several changes to improve its finances: 

• NYC Health + Hospitals consolidated all of its electronic health records across the system, allowing care teams to more easily refer patients across different sites and improving data collection for the system. The health system adopted Epic as its electronic health record, and has become recognized by the platform for several years running for adopting best practices to streamline care coordination and improve the patient experience.  
• NYC Health + Hospitals expanded its team of financial counselors, who help patients enroll in health insurance if they are eligible. It also improved the patient workflow to ensure that all patients were asked for their health insurance information and connected to a financial counselor if they did not have health insurance.  

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, NYC Health + Hospitals’ direct patient care revenue surpassed $5.7 billion — an increase of over $2.5 billion from FY 2019. The health care system now has patients in primary care, with 459,000 in FY 2025 — an increase of approximately 43,000 patients from FY 2018.  

While there are still a number of other legal and regulatory steps that must be advanced, the partnership is expected to be complete before April 1, 2026. At that point, Maimonides will be part of the NYC Health + Hospitals system.