A Jersey City hospital facing a major funding crisis says it's ending some services in an urging bid to stay open.

Heights University, formerly known as Christ Hospital, announced today it'll begin winding down some non-essential services in the next few days, but will continue operating as an acute care hospital, including keeping the emergency department critical care, operating rooms and medical surgical services open.

The move still needs state approval and comes just days after Heights received $2 million in emergency funding from the state.

It also comes as another $25 million is being considered by lawmakers to keep the hospital from shutting its doors entirely.

Hudson Regional Health, which took over Heights and two other hospitals from CarePoint Health last year, says it poured $300 million into stabilizing the facilities, most of it at Heights, which is considered a safety net hospital that takes a high rate of uninsured patients.

The operator, HRH, cites cuts to charity care and low reimbursement rates as the main driver of their financial pressures.

The Nurses Union, HPAE, has repeatedly raised concerns, accusing the operator of failing to live up to its promises to keep the hospital fully running, and today called on state regulators to do a public review of its finances before any changes are made.

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