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Mayor Adams Announces Additional Resources to Fight Omicron Surge
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January 5, 2022
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1:05:01Now PlayingAdding $33 Million to COVID-19 Hospital Loan Fund to deepen support for New York City safety net hospitals’ pandemic response
$111 Million investment will immediately expand Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYC Health + Hospitals staffing needs, reinforcing heath care front lines
NEW YORK—Mayor Eric Adams announced committing nearly $145 million in resources to support safety net hospitals, and allow NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to increase staffing and fight the Omicron surge. The City has added $33 million to the COVID-19 Hospital Loan Fund, for a total of $45 million, through a public-private partnership with Goldman Sachs that is accessible to safety net hospitals, the not-for-profit facilities that typically serve the most vulnerable New Yorkers and fall outside the H+H system. The administration is also directing $111 million towards expanding DOHMH and H+H staffing needs, as part of the administration’s COVID-19 response master plan.
New York City's public health and safety-net hospitals are in crisis. Nurses and healthcare professionals have been overworked and understaffed for nearly two years on the frontlines. Today's announcement of additional funding is critical to supporting our healthcare workers and delivering the care that all our patients need. We applaud Mayor Adams for securing this critical funding to invest in the City's staffing needs, support the current healthcare workforce, and support hospitals to safely provide care to all communities in NYC,” said NYSNA Executive Director Pat Kane, RN.
The City-negotiated COVID-19 Hospital Loan Fund provides loans to safety net hospitals needs by covering pandemic response costs while hospitals apply for FEMA reimbursements and has already funded over 2,400 safety net hospital staff members serving over 26,000 patients. The Fund was established by and will be operated by NYCEDC.
Resources totaling $111 million for DOHMH and H+H will ease staffing needs to increase temporary staff, including nursing, providers, and other clinical teams. This will ease staffing needs across the health system, specifically within the ICUs, med-surg units, emergency rooms, and skilled-nursing facilities.
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January 5, 2022
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