Maine Hospital Association to receive nearly $500K to combat COVID-19
The Maine Hospital Association has been awarded $468,448 to aid the state's hospitals in preparing to treat COVID-19 patients.
The money was authorized in the federal CARES Act and allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Hospital Preparedness Program, according to a news release.
The funding supports collaboration between hospitals and health care providers in Maine and throughout the country, ensuring that medical professionals have training and resources to care for COVID-19 patients, U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a joint statement.
To help speed health care preparations, the funding will use a regional, tiered infrastructure originally set up for the U.S. response to the Ebola virus, and will be modeled after approaches used daily across the country to care for trauma, burn, cardiac and stroke patients.
The Hospital Preparedness Program provides leadership and funding through grants and cooperative agreements to states, territories and eligible municipalities to improve the capacity of the health care system to plan for and respond to medical surge events. The program supports regional collaboration on health care preparedness by encouraging groups of health care organizations to work together on disaster and emergency plans.
Formed in 1937, the Maine Hospital Association represents 36 community-governed hospitals in Maine. The Augusta-based nonprofit is the primary advocate for hospitals in the Maine State Legislature, the U.S. Congress, and state and federal regulatory agencies. It also provides educational services and serves as a clearinghouse for comprehensive information for its hospital members, lawmakers, and the public.
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