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A government takeover could save a struggling Brooklyn hospital — while unsettling the Orthodox Jewish community it serves

JL;DR SUMMARY The future of Maimonides Medical Center, a vital healthcare institution for Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community, hangs in the balance as the city steps in to manage its financial distress. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynReligious PracticesOrthodox Jewish CommunityFinancial DistressMaimonides Medical CenterHospital MergerNew York City Health And HospitalsCultural AccommodationLocal OppositionHealthcare Politics

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Maimonides Medical Center, an independent nonprofit in Borough Park, as their local hospital."
New York City, New York, United States
"As New York City moves to assume control of a financially distressed hospital that serves Brooklyns Orthodox Jewish community, some local players are pushing back, filing lawsuits in hopes of stopping the imminent merger with the citys public hospital system."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Many Hasidic patients rely on Maimonides Medical Center, an independent nonprofit in Borough Park, as their local hospital."
Coney Island, New York, United States
"Among the concerns was Maimonides Medical Centers purchase of the naming rights to a minor league baseball stadium in Coney Island in 2021, and ballooning executive compensation even as the hospital lost millions."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"In his experience, locals who can afford to pay often travel across the river to Manhattan for what he described as superior care."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"Hatzalah coordinators serving four heavily Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhoods Borough Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush and Mill Basin signed onto the letter with grave concern."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"Hatzalah coordinators serving four heavily Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhoods Borough Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush and Mill Basin signed onto the letter with grave concern."
Mill Basin, New York, United States
"Hatzalah coordinators serving four heavily Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhoods Borough Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush and Mill Basin signed onto the letter with grave concern."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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