The $1,155,406 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the 189-bed hospital for the cost of paying staff for additional hours worked to respond to the surge in patents caused by pandemic between March and July 2020, officials announced.
LGH paid 759 medical personnel, including registered nurses, certified medical assistants, lab technicians, surgical technicians, paramedics, and pharmacy technicians for a total of 42,010 hours worked treating confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, according to a press release.
"FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Lawrence General Hospital with these costs," said Lori Ehrlich, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 1 regional administrator, and former state representative from Marblehead.
"Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments — as well as eligible non-profits and tribal entities — for the costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our nation's ongoing recovery," Ehrlich said.
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 $2.8 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.
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