By WBFO News
Buffalo, NY – Erie County Medical Center has filed a legal motion requesting that the State Supreme Court prevent Kaleida Health from transferring 91 beds from Millard Fillmore Hospital as part of the plan for closing that facility.
The Buffalo News reports that the action would also interrupt progress toward approval of a heart and vascular care center proposed for construction near Buffalo General Hospital.
ECMC claims that mandates of the Berger Commission that should govern such developments are not being followed. The legal move is threatening nearly $75 million dollars in funds targeted for the projects.
County Executive Chris Collins supports the lawsuit as a means of urging the privatization of ECMC through the merger process.