As Plainfielders and others took the case for Muhlenberg to Trenton on Thursday, the Gannett State Bureau, which covered the event, brought a fresh point to public attention -- that Muhlenberg sits at the juncture of three counties (Union, Somerset and Middlesex). Read more here: "Rally to save Muhlenberg moves to Trenton".
The significance is that the state views hospital funding on a county-by-county basis -- meaning that Trinitas in Elizabeth, as the county's largest supplier of charity care gets the lion's share of state funding. Never mind that Muhlenberg's service area is a crucial component of the tri-county area. For the state, Muhlenberg might as well be in Montana.
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