FEMA AWARDS OVER $3 MILLION TO WINCHESTER HOSPITAL FOR COVID SUPPLY
COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240321/fema-awards-over-3-million-winchester-hospital-covid-supply-costs]


Release Date: 
marzo 15, 2024 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $3
million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Winchester
Hospital for the cost of paying for equipment and supplies needed
during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $3,061,196 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the non-profit
community hospital affiliated with Beth Israel Lahey Health for the
cost of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) and other
supplies needed to respond to the surge of COVID patients.

In addition to PPE such as N95 masks, face shields, gowns, medical
glove, shoe covers and coveralls, the hospital also purchased cleaning
and disinfection supplies, and medical supplies like IV kits,
thermometers, and laboratory supplies.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Winchester Hospital with these
costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich.
“Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments – as well as
eligible non-profits and tribal entities – for the costs incurred
during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our nation’s
ongoing recovery.”

FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding
for states and communities recovering from a federally declared
disaster or emergency.

So far, FEMA has provided more than $2.8 billion in Public Assistance
grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for
pandemic-related expenses.