FEMA Awards Over $1M To Greenwich Hospital For COVID-19 Costs

GREENWICH, CT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be sending more than $1 million to the state of Connecticut to reimburse Greenwich Hospital for the additional costs of operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $1,030,958 FEMA Public Assistance grant to the Yale New Haven Health System-affiliated teaching hospital will reimburse it for the additional costs of operating in a pandemic environment between October 2020 and September 2021, according to a news release.

The expenses incurred included purchasing additional medical equipment and ventilators for the treatment of COVID-19 patients; purchasing personal protective equipment, disinfection services and supplies; and the cost of purchasing information technology hardware and software.

"FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Greenwich Hospital with these costs," said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich in a news release. "Providing resources for our partners on the front lines of the pandemic fight is critical to their success, and our success as a nation."

FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency.

So far, FEMA has provided more than $471 million in Public Assistance grants to Connecticut to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.

Additional information about FEMA’s Public Assistance program is available here.. To learn more about the COVID-19 response in Connecticut, visit FEMA's website.