BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $6.7 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Cape Cod Hospital for the costs of testing and purchasing medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $6,702,490 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the non-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis for providing 35,413 tests between June 2020 and September 2021, as well as the cost of purchasing testing supplies, temperature screening supplies, and medical gowns.
“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Cape Cod Hospital with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. “Providing resources for our partners on the front lines of the pandemic fight is critical to their success, and our success as a nation.”
FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency.
So far, FEMA has provided more than $1.4 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.