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Tuesday, September 17, 2002		 Contact:   HRSA Press Office
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HHS Awards $140 Million to Health Care Organizations
That Suffered Losses From September 11 Attacks

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced that the Bush Administration is awarding $140 million in grants to reimburse hospitals, clinics and other health care organizations for costs they incurred while responding to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“The dedicated health care professionals who responded on September 11, 2001, and the days following showed not just great expertise but great compassion,” said Secretary Thompson. “We all know they deserve our thanks. And the organizations where they serve need our help. America can do no less for those who, with courage and ability, treated those injured in the attacks.”

Secretary Thompson noted that this funding is being given in addition to $1.1 billion in federal funds designed to strengthen state and local public health infrastructure. The President signed the bill authorizing this money on January 10.

The total amount for facilities in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington, D.C. is $139,632,866. Grantees include hospitals, community health centers, mental health providers, blood centers and ambulance companies. All suffered losses caused by increased expenses and lost revenues related to the provision of patient care between September 11 and December 31, 2001.

Specifically, New York facilities are receiving $130.7 million, with those in New Jersey receiving $4,6 million, those in Washington, D.C., receiving $3.9 million, and one in Virginia receiving $461,456.

“These hospitals, clinics and other care facilities were hit hard by the emergency,” Secretary Thompson said. “They need to make up for losses during this period so they can continue to provide the quality of care their patients deserve.”

Governor George E. Pataki said, "New York's health care facilities are the best in the nation and that was proven, once again, after the attacks of 9/11 when these facilities provided immediate, compassionate care for those in need. The funding announced today will help these facilities recoup some of the losses they incurred after 9/11. I want to thank President Bush, Secretary Thompson and the Bush Administration, as well as New York's Congressional delegation, for making sure that New York's health care facilities receive the funding they need to continue to provide New Yorkers with the highest quality care."

The list of grantees follows:

Grants for Immediate Response
Organization City State Amount
America's Blood Centers Washington D.C. 15,927
Children's National Medical Center Washington D.C. 3,249,417
George Washington Univ. Hospital Washington D.C. 623,905
The Blood Center of New Jersey East Orange N.J. 73,443
Trinitas Hospital Elizabeth N.J. 29,497
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Englewood N.J. 681,529
AHS Hospital Corp. Florham Park N.J. 50,494
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack N.J. 28,333
Bon Secours & Canterbury Jersey City N.J.  277,428
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City N.J. 3,244,775
Saint Barnabas Medical Center Livingston N.J. 19,910
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen N.J. 4,572
St. Mary's Hospital Passaic N.J. 46,926
The Valley Hospital Ridgewood N.J. 5,125
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Secaucus N.J. 113,866
Med Alert Ambulance, Inc. Sparta N.J. 12,173
Holy Name Hospital Teaneck N.J. 12,261
Bellmore-Merrick E.M.S. Bellmore N.Y. 213,010
Episcopal Health Services, Inc. Bethpage N.Y. 61,627
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx N.Y. 8,093,026
New York Westchester Square MC Bronx N.Y. 1,324,500
St Barnabas Hospital Bronx N.Y. 2,648
Urban Health Plan Bronx N.Y. 121,143
Community Counseling & Mediation Brooklyn N.Y. 127,740
Ezra Medical and Rehab Center Brooklyn N.Y. 213,167
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn N.Y. 15,430
Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn N.Y. 2,012,845
Neighborhood Counseling Center Brooklyn N.Y. 1,879
New York Methodist Hospital Brooklyn N.Y. 59,789
The Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn N.Y. 1,863,264
Transcare New York, Inc. Brooklyn N.Y. 453,922
University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn N.Y. 338,011
Victory Memorial Hospital & SNC Brooklyn N.Y. 466,088
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Brooklyn N.Y. 57,688
Hudson Valley Hospital Center Cortlandt Manor N.Y. 397,775
Peninsula Hospital Center Far Rockaway N.Y. 663,847
The Lighthouse, Inc. Far Rockaway N.Y. 656
The New York Hospital MC of Queens Flushing N.Y. 65,639
The Parkway Hospital Forest Hills N.Y. 304,353
Oswego County Ambulance Service Fulton N.Y. 446
Westchester Medical Center Hawthorne N.Y. 131,904
New York Downtown Medical Associates Manhattan N.Y. 890,632
New York University School of Medicine Manhattan N.Y. 1,432,391
Winthrop University Hospital Mineola N.Y. 926,746
Northern Westchester Hospital Assoc. Mount Kosco N.Y. 16,867
Parker Jewish Institute New Hyde Park N.Y. 13,303
Betances Health Center New York N.Y. 293,708
Beth Israel Medical Center New York N.Y. 5,398,459
Cabrini Medical Center New York N.Y. 4,578,407
Charles B. Wang Community Health Ctr. New York N.Y. 53,340
Children's Aid Society New York N.Y. 31,930
Gracie Square Hospital, Inc. New York N.Y. 137,590
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic New York N.Y. 3,406,943
Hospital for Special Surgery New York N.Y. 2,714,741
Lenox Hill Hospital New York N.Y. 6,927,176
Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hosp. New York N.Y. 1,481,622
Memorial Hospital for Cancer New York N.Y. 2,881,636
Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York N.Y. 1,900,000
New York Blood Center New York N.Y. 3,439,224
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary New York N.Y. 712,513
North General Hospital New York N.Y. 191,139
NY Presbyterian Hospital New York N.Y. 10,076,040
NYC Health and Hospital Corporation New York N.Y. 5,454,514
NYU Downtown Hospital New York N.Y. 3,877,788
NYU Hospitals Center New York N.Y. 16,308,778
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center New York N.Y. 80,397
Planned Parenthood of NYC, Inc. New York N.Y. 18,961
Rivington House Health Care Facility New York N.Y. 11,250
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center New York N.Y. 19,211,078
St. Clare's Hospital and Health Center New York N.Y. 885,840
St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York N.Y. 6,069,589
The Floating Hospital, Inc. New York N.Y. 1,090,000
The Mount Sinai Hospital New York N.Y. 10,364,171
The Trustees of Columbia University New York N.Y. 1,480,822
Village Center for Care, Inc. New York N.Y. 11,106
William F. Ryan Community Health Ctr. New York N.Y. 141,713
South Nassau Communities Hospital Oceanside N.Y. 393,931
Mercy Medical Center Rockville Center N.Y. 151,498
Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island N.Y. 123,941
Franklin Hospital Medical Center Valley Stream N.Y. 54,337
St. Joseph's Hospital Yonkers N.Y. 234,757
The St. John's Riverside Hospital Yonkers N.Y. 222,554
VHC Arlington Hospital Arlington Va. 461,456
    Total: $139,632,866

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