U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,211,956 in federal funding to provide additional telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. This set of telehealth funding was administered through the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program as allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES). This federal funding will be used to purchase telehealth devices and equipment that will help expand patient accessibility to remote health care across New York State.
“As New York recovers from COVID-19, it’s imperative that our hospitals and health centers have all the tools necessary to keep the virus at bay,” said Senator Schumer. “This vital funding for telehealth programs provides New Yorkers with safe medical care during our state’s recovery. I will continue fighting for funding that hospitals and health centers need to keep both healthcare providers and patients safe and healthy throughout this pandemic and beyond.”
“Telehealth accessibility is urgent for New Yorkers as we prepare for a safe reopening,” said Senator Gillibrand. “This funding will help providers purchase critical telehealth equipment to protect frontline health care workers and to provide patients with essential care. I will continue fighting for resources that ensure all New Yorkers have access to critical and safe health services during this unprecedented health crisis.”
Funding recipients listed below:
Central Region
|
AccessCNY |
$134,286 |
Long Island Region
|
Stony Brook University Hospital |
$966,026 |
North Country Region
|
Families First |
$26,997 |
Western Region
|
Tri County’s Family Medicine Program |
$60,009 |
Hudson Valley Region
|
Hudson Valley Regional Community Health Center |
$342,449 |
|
Mental Health Association of Rockland |
$69,636 |
|
New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital |
$713,611 |
New York City Region
|
The Bridge |
$440,875 |
|
Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services |
$513,403 |
|
Family Service League |
$239,346 |
|
Icahn School of Medicine |
$923,487 |
|
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases |
$781,831 |
|
New York Presbyterian-Queens |
$1,000,000 |