NEW YORK — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is committing at least $1.6 billion to repair and upgrade damaged New York City public hospitals after Hurricane Sandy. The allocation is the second largest FEMA award ever.
WASHINGTON — When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast two years ago, hospitals were not ready to handle the problems that came with such a disaster and many were cited months earlier for the same problems they dealt with during the storm.
The Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined emergency preparedness and response at 172 hospitals in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey and released the study’s findings on Sept. 16.
BAYONNE, N.J. — The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently approved a $950,000 rebate for the Bayonne Medical Center’s Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project, which will allow the acute-care hospital to generate most of the facility’s hot water, cooling and electricity, and run independently off the grid.
The $3.5 million CHP project will specifically allow heat waste from the hospital’s generators to heat the medical center, saving about $500,000 in energy costs in the first year alone.
Read MoreALBANY, N.Y. — After evaluating evacuation procedures during Hurricane Sandy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on June 5 the launch of a statewide emergency tracking system to track patients during an emergency evacuation.
Read MoreOCEANSIDE, N.Y. — The Outpatient Dialysis Center (OPD) at South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) in Oceanside reopened to patients on April 15.
Hurricane Sandy seriously impacted the OPD last October, leaving much of its interior and medical equipment destroyed. The 10,000-square-foot facility has been under construction since, but was refinished to match its pre-Sandy floor plan in just five months.
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