FEMA Awards Over $1.8 Million to Cape Cod Hospital for COVID-19 Testing, Prevention Costs

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.8 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Cape Cod Hospital for the cost of testing and other precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $1,808,320 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the non-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis for the cost of providing COVID tests for patients and staff, and for the purchase of medical grade air sanitation units.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Cape Cod Hospital with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. “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 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 $1.7 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.