Coronavirus Relief Funding Goes To 8 Lower HV Hospitals​

LOWER HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Eight hospitals in New York's 17th congressional district will be receiving more than $265 million for essential expenses associated with treating coronavirus patients. Rep. Nita Lowey, a Democrat from Harrison announced the funding Monday. The 17th congressional district includes all of Rockland and part of Westchester counties.

This funding is part of the more than $5.026 billion previously announced for 90 New York hospitals that have provided inpatient care for 100 or more coronavirus patients each in COVID-19 High Impact Areas.

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“Westchester and Rockland Counties are home to some of the hospitals caring for the greatest number of coronavirus patients in the country,” Lowey said. “I fought to secure this funding in the CARES Act with my state, my community and my neighbors in mind, and I’m relieved this funding has made its way to our Lower Hudson Valley hospitals."

She said this was a significant step, "but we are far from completing our mission of getting frontline hospitals the tools they need to maintain their heroic, life-saving work during this crisis. I will continue fighting to make sure NY-17 health providers have what they need to treat and heal COVID-19 patients.”

Eight hospitals will use this federal funding, allocated through the Provider Relief Fund from the CARES Act, for costs associated with operating in a coronavirus disease hotspot. This relief ensures that hospitals can continue to treat coronavirus patients and increase staffing, bed capacity and much-needed personal protective equipment.

The hospitals are as follows:

• White Plains Hospital, White Plains: $65,283,067
• Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Nyack: $44,828,287
• Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla: $49,115,383
• Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern: $39,262,377
• Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow: $20,312,951
• Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco: $16,295,632
• Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains: $11,181,812
• New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, Cortlandt Manor: $19,502,808

“We are eternally grateful for Congresswoman Lowey’s efforts to help keep Westchester’s hospitals strong. She has been a tremendous advocate for Hospitals during this crisis,” said Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital. “As a hospital in the epicenter of the COVID outbreak, we have been in this fight from the beginning, caring for more than 1,200 inpatients and countless other patients in the Emergency Department with the virus. This federal funding is critical to help strengthen hospitals like ours as we face the incredible economic burdens resulting from COVID-19.”

“We are so appreciative of Appropriations Chairwoman Lowey’s support in facilitating federal assistance to help our Community Hospital as we deal with the COVID-19 health crisis,” said Dr. Mark Geller, president and CEO of Montefiore Nyack Hospital. “We thank her for acknowledging the unique nature that our hospital plays in providing healthcare to all those in Rockland County. Our team has been steadfast in their commitment to caring for patients struck with this insidious disease, never faltering or second guessing their charge. Their inspiring courage has been a motivating force during this pandemic and the federal funds will help us ensure that they continue to have all resources necessary to continue our mission of beating this illness.”

This federal relief is in addition to the $1.85 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to 26,282 New York State hospitals and health care providers previously announced by Lowey.

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