Coronavirus: SBU Hospital Awarded $50M By Army Corp Of Engineers

STONY BROOK, NY — Stony Brook University Hospital will benefit from a $50 million grant from the Army Corps of Engineers, Congressman Lee Zeldin announced Monday. The contract, awarded to Turner Construction Company, will lead to the expansion of hospital capacity at Stony Brook University in light of the ongoing outbreak of the new coronavirus. Construction is expected to be done by April 18.

The project, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers efforts to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency-led response to the spread of COVID-19 in New York, is a chunk of the $350 million in funding that will be spent in the state in what's a joint federal-local initiative.

"One of the greatest challenges the continued outbreak of coronavirus poses is the strain it puts on our communities’ healthcare system and possible overwhelming of our local hospitals," Zeldin said in a news release. "In New York, every level of government from the President to the Governor to our local officials has worked together to deliver vital resources to Long Island. This injection of federal funding directly into our local community to increase hospital bed capacity at Stony Brook University is the latest aid secured through this bilateral cooperation, and means that more Long Islanders will receive the lifesaving care they need."