28 healthcare facilities throughout New York will share in the $22.5 million in grant funding being allocated to increase healthcare worker training.
The funding, part of a $10 billion multiyear investment in the state’s healthcare system seeks to rebuild and grow the healthcare workforce in the Empire State.
“With the largest ever multi-year investment in health care, we will retain, rebuild and grow our health care workforce and ensure we deliver the highest quality health care for New Yorkers,” Governor Hochul said. “The health of every New Yorker depends on a strong, stable and equitable health care system, and health care workers are its very foundation.”
In 2022, Hochul announced the state would invest $10 billion dollars in healthcare, the largest in the Empire State’s history.
State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said, “Thanks to Governor Hochul, this multi-year investment will help us rebuild our health workforce in New York and prepare the next generation of health care professionals. This workforce grant will increase the training capacity of health care facilities and prepare, mentor and train a steady pipeline of high-quality health care professionals.”
In the Finger Lakes, Auburn Community Hospital will receive $1,705,620 and Wayne Health Care in Newark will receive $1,179,288.
Other area healthcare facilities receiving funding include Cayuga Health System ($1,847,951), The Church Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church ($1,478,638), Loretto Health & Rehabilitation ($2,000,000), Monroe Community Hospital ($878,756), Rochester General Hospital ($1,687,350), St Joseph Hospital Health Center ($1,979,912), and Upstate Medical University (2,000,000).
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