Vogel: Heritage Valley and Brighton Rehab and Wellness Receive Portion $225 Million in State Funding

(Harrisburg, Pa.) The state Senate this week approved critical funding for hospitals and frontline health care workers who continue to keep Pennsylvanians safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47, said.

House Bill 253 would allocate a total of $225 million to hospitals and their employees. The additional dollars will be allocated as follows:

$100 million for acute care general hospitals.
$110 million for critical access hospitals, facilities with a high volume of Medicaid patients, and behavioral/psychiatric providers.
$15 million for the PA Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program.

Of that total, the major health care facilities that provide services to those living in the 47st Senatorial District are to receive a total of nearly $4.5 million. Those receiving funding include:

Butler Memorial Hospital – $837,018
Grove City Medical Center – $190,749
Heritage Valley Beaver – $811,395 (plus and additional $140,183 for its behavioral health facility)
Heritage Valley Sewickley – $455,520
UPMC Jameson North – $415,662
UPMC Cranberry Campus – $102,492
UPMC Passavant – $1,101,789
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center – $70,092
Butler Memorial Hospital – $179,610
Mars Home for Youth (MHY) Family Services – $175,229

The legislation requires the funding to be directed to retention and recruitment programs for staff. Hospital executives and administration, contracted staff and physicians would not be eligible for payments.

The bill was also approved by the House of Representatives, sending the legislation to the governor.


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