FEMA Awards Over $2.7 Million To Maine Medical Center for Covid-19 Expenses

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December 13, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2.7 million to the State of Maine to reimburse Maine Medical Center in Portland for the added costs of operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $2,741,060 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the 637-bed teaching hospital and flagship facility for MaineHealth for steps taken to protect staff, patients and the public between May 2021 and March 2022.

The hospital purchased disinfectant supplies; personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 respirator masks, safety glasses, shoe covers, gowns and gloves; and ventilator circuits and filters for use in patient treatment.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Maine Medical Center 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.”

So far, FEMA has provided almost $179 million in Public Assistance grants to Maine to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.

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