$103 Million Headed for NY Health and Hospitals Corporation

The New York Health and Hospitals Corporation will receive approximately $103 million in federal aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The funds are reimbursements for repairs made immediately after Superstorm Sandy struck. These are the first funds released to the city’s public hospitals – relied upon by approximately 1.4 million New Yorkers each year.

The aid comes a week after U.S Senator Charles Schumer toured Coney Island Hospital and urged FEMA to release the much-needed aid as quickly as possible.

Schumer noted that this will just be the beginning of federal assistance, and said he will keep fighting until all available funds are delivered.