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Mayor James Solomon Releases Statement On Christ Hospital Court Ruling
JERSEY CITY (NJ) (March 14, 2026) – Mayor James Solomon today released the following statement regarding the Superior Court denying the City’s request for an emergency injunction to prevent the closure of Christ Hospital by Hudson Regional Health:
"The court today denied our request for an injunction. We disagree with the ruling, but we respect it. What we will not respect is Hudson Regional Health's conduct throughout this entire process.
“HRH violated state law. They failed to obtain a certificate of need. They failed to provide the required notice. And tonight, they will close a hospital serving 300,000 people as if those obligations never existed.
“Jersey City fought for our residents in court today, and we are not done. We are immediately exploring every legal avenue available to us — including the use of eminent domain to take control of this facility and restore the services HRH has abandoned. No option is off the table when the lives of our residents are at stake.
“The residents of Jersey City's Heights neighborhood will feel the consequences of HRH's decisions tonight. Longer ambulance rides. Fewer beds. A community left without the care it was promised. The people in the Heights deserve better, and my administration is committed to restoring comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to the neighborhood.”