Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Announces FEMA Grant for Mohawk Valley Health System
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) formally approved a $1,005,332.72 grant from the Disaster Relief Fund for the Mohawk Valley Health System. Funding from this grant will help cover costs of the network’s Emergency Protective Measures as a result of COVID-19.
“Focusing on key health practices such as testing, vaccine development and distribution as well as providing increased resources for healthcare providers will help our communities emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic faster and stronger,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “I’m pleased to announce this grant today, which will ensure the Mohawk Valley Health System can continue to provide quality care and address the many unforeseen costs it has incurred throughout the pandemic.”
The Mohawk Valley Health System serves Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties, providing care through its two hospitals, seven dialysis locations, one long-term care facility, and one home care agency. Throughout the pandemic, the Mohawk Valley Health System conducted extensive COVID-19 testing for their patients with suspected COVID-19 infections, nursing home residents, and employees. These actions required them to perform over 21,072 COVID-19 tests throughout the first six months of the pandemic and form contracts with several laboratories. This grant will reimburse the network for any of these costs not already reimbursed by third party insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid.
This funding was made available by President Trump’s March 20, 2020, declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic as a major disaster for the State of New York under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. The FEMA Disaster Relief Fund was then supplemented on March 27th, 2020, with an additional $45 billion from the CARES Act.
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