News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002

Contact: HRSA Press Office
(301) 443-3376

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:

Organization	City	State	Amount
Grants for Immediate Response
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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