SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ST. LUKE HEALTH SERVICES IN OSWEGO AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM'S COVID RESPONSE
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,580,226 for St. Luke Health Services in Oswego and $3,638,286 for the Mohawk Valley Health System from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover costs associated with emergency protective measures taken for their COVID responses. The funds reimburse each for expenses related to the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning/disinfecting supplies, and services such as contracts for nursing services and COVID-19 testing. This funding is provided at a 100% federal cost share, which Schumer fought hard to include for NY since the pandemic began.
"The Mohawk Valley Health System, St. Luke Health Services in Oswego, and so many other entities throughout New York heroically stepped up by increasing spending, while experiencing significant revenue loss, and working ceaselessly to help New York beat back this virus. I am proud to deliver this vital federal support to help these essential medical facilities recover and continue to keep our communities safe," said Senator Schumer. "Upstate New York and its hospitals have been amongst the hardest hit in the nation, and with this funding, the continuing frontline fight being waged by our health care system and its incredible workforce will receive the dollars they need, and so very much deserve, to keep saving lives."
"Health care providers have lost billions of dollars during the pandemic due to spiking costs and slashed revenues," said Senator Gillibrand. "This federal support will help ensure that St. Luke Health Services and the Mohawk Valley Health System can maintain staffing levels, provide PPE, and continue to keep our communities safe as we encounter and fight new variants of COVID-19. I'll keep working to help New York medical facilities offset operating costs so that they can continue to provide quality care to every New Yorker."
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