Five hospitals and nursing homes in the mid-Hudson Valley region will receive a total of $35.6 million in state grants to improve primary and community-based care and wean the state”™s health care system from overreliance on costly hospitalizations and nursing home stays for patients.
The grants, announced Monday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, were awarded through the state”™s Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law, HEAL NY. Statewide, 40 hospitals and nursing homes will receive a total of $301.1 million in HEAL NY awards.
Cuomo in a press release said the grants “will help our health care facilities deliver better quality care in a more efficient and cost-effective manner so all New Yorkers have access to the best care possible when it is needed.”
The grants are part of nearly $3 billion invested in health care reform through HEAL NY over the last seven years. The governor”™s office said they will be used to implement recommendations from the governor’s Medicaid Redesign Team on operational changes at health facilities, to develop collaborative projects among health care providers and for capital projects that support conversion of hospital and nursing home space from inpatient to outpatient services.
Grant winners in the mid-Hudson region are:
- Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, located in New Rochelle: $11.9 million,
- Field Home-Holy Comforter, located in Cortlandt Manor: $8 million,
- Catskill Regional Medical Center, located in Harris: $12.6 million,
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, located in Poughkeepsie: $2 million, and,
- Sullivan County Adult Care Center, located in Liberty: $1.13 million.
