Over $45M to Improve Community Care – CRMC & Ellenville Hospital Among Recipients
December 11, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
Funding Will Help 37 Organizations Provide Critical Services to Fragile, Elderly and Low-Income New Yorkers
NEW YORK STATE (December 11, 2013) – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced more than $45 million in funding for the Vital Access/Safety Net Provider Program (VAP) to support projects over the next three years by 37 facilities that were selected due to their serious financial condition and critical role in providing services to New York State’s fragile, 
elderly, and low-income population.
“As the State continues its work to increase access to quality healthcare for New Yorkers, these grants will ensure that these 37 community organizations can continue to serve our most vulnerable populations,” Governor Cuomo said. “This new support will give elderly and low-income New Yorkers expanded and better healthcare service for years to come. The Vital Access/Safety Net Provider Program is yet another key component in the work of the Medicaid Redesign Team and our ongoing efforts to transform the State’s healthcare system to better care for New Yorkers and deliver for taxpayers.”
These funds will be used primarily to improve community care and to achieve defined financial, operational, and quality improvement goals related to integration or reconfiguration of services offered by the facility. Specific examples include:
· expand access to ambulatory services through additional needed services or added hours of operations
· open urgent care centers to help reduce use of emergency rooms
· improve quality through reduced adverse events thus also reducing overall costs
· expand services in rural areas through additional primary and specialty care services
· establish care coordination between providers and levels of health care service delivery
· provide more effective services that meet the needs of the community
The VAP program was established by the Medicaid Redesign Team. The State Department of Health (DOH) received $182 million in available funding for 2013-14. In September 2012, Phase I awards were announced totaling $56 million. With today’s Phase II award of $46 million, $80 million is available for future awards.
DOH will immediately begin working with the 37 awarded facilities to establish goals to measure success of the program and to identify financial, operational, and quality metrics to track progress toward these goals. In addition, the DOH will submit the required documents to the Federal Government for approval. The process is anticipated to take approximately 60 days, and DOH expects to release the funds to the facilities at the beginning of February. Ongoing payments to facilities will be dependent on achieving the agreed upon metrics.
The VAP awards support multi-year projects submitted by hospitals, nursing homes, free standing clinics, and home health providers. To date, DOH has received more than 150 applications totaling $1.2 billion. Due to the significant number of applications received as well as the number of additional facilities that also need support, DOH anticipates funding will come from the MRT Waiver and is working closely with the Federal Government to secure this critical funding. These funds are needed to help providers achieve financial stability and advance ongoing operational changes to improve community care as well as extend health coverage to nearly one million New Yorkers under the Affordable Care Act.
Facilities receiving funding for 2013-14 for their multi-year projects include:
| Facility |
2013-14
|
| AHRC Healh Care, Inc. dba Access Comm Health Center (New York City) |
$ 213,535 |
| Anthony L. Jordan Health Center (Finger Lakes) |
$ 856,220 |
| AO Fox Memorial Hospital (Mohawk Valley) |
$ 3,031,209 |
| Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition HIV/AIDS (APICHA) (New York City) |
$ 1,682,405 |
| Blue Line Group (North Country) |
$ 3,500,000 |
| Catskill Regional Hospital (Mid-Hudson) |
$ 889,105 |
| Clifton Fine Hospital (North Country) |
$ 1,225,000 |
| Cortland Regional Medical Center (Central NY) |
$ 577,633 |
| Critical Access Hospitals (Locations Statewide) |
$ 5,000,000 |
| Crouse Community Center (Central New York) |
$ 645,000 |
| Delaware Valley Hospital (Southern Tier) |
$ 221,650 |
| East Hill Family Medical Inc.(Central NY) |
$ 216,440 |
| EJ Nobel/Canton Hospitals (North Country) |
$ 2,000,000 |
| Ellenville Hospital (Mid-Hudson) |
$ 219,780 |
| Elmwood Health Center (Western NY) |
$ 369,980 |
| Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care Project dba Finger Lakes Community Health (Finger Lakes) |
$ 796,794 |
| Floating Hospital Inc. (Long Island) |
$ 222,517 |
| Hudson River Health Care, Inc.(Mid-Hudson) |
$ 505,540 |
| Institute for Family Health (New York City) |
$ 1,808,571 |
| Jefferson County Public Health Service (North Country) |
$ 382,862 |
| Kings County Hospital (New York City) |
$ 1,000,000 |
| Lewis County Hospital (North Country) |
$ 788,798 |
| Little Falls Hospital (Mohawk Valley) |
$ 431,946 |
| Montefiore Hospital (New York City) |
$ 6,000,000 |
| Morris Heights Health Center (New York City) |
$ 443,722 |
| Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Network (Mid-Hudson) |
$ 236,152 |
| New York Methodist Hospital (New York City) |
$ 3,005,000 |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (Western New York) |
$ 261,676 |
| Oswego Hospital (Central New York) |
$ 750,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc.(New York City) |
$ 645,327 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region, Inc. (Finger Lakes/Central New York) |
$ 1,396,150 |
| Rochester Primary Care Network Inc./Rushville Health Center Inc. (Finger Lakes) |
$ 402,187 |
| Rome Memorial Hospital (Mohawk Valley) |
$ 855,125 |
| Schuyler Hospital (Mohawk Valley) |
$ 216,113 |
| Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood (Capital) |
$ 200,000 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island, Inc. (Long Island) |
$ 3,204,920 |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (New York City) |
$ 1,321,800 |
| Total |
$45,523,157
|
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Over $45M to Improve Community Care – CRMC & Ellenville Hospital Among Recipients
December 11, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
NEW YORK STATE (December 11, 2013) – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced more than $45 million in funding for the Vital Access/Safety Net Provider Program (VAP) to support projects over the next three years by 37 facilities that were selected due to their serious financial condition and critical role in providing services to New York State’s fragile,
elderly, and low-income population.
“As the State continues its work to increase access to quality healthcare for New Yorkers, these grants will ensure that these 37 community organizations can continue to serve our most vulnerable populations,” Governor Cuomo said. “This new support will give elderly and low-income New Yorkers expanded and better healthcare service for years to come. The Vital Access/Safety Net Provider Program is yet another key component in the work of the Medicaid Redesign Team and our ongoing efforts to transform the State’s healthcare system to better care for New Yorkers and deliver for taxpayers.”
These funds will be used primarily to improve community care and to achieve defined financial, operational, and quality improvement goals related to integration or reconfiguration of services offered by the facility. Specific examples include:
· expand access to ambulatory services through additional needed services or added hours of operations
· open urgent care centers to help reduce use of emergency rooms
· improve quality through reduced adverse events thus also reducing overall costs
· expand services in rural areas through additional primary and specialty care services
· establish care coordination between providers and levels of health care service delivery
· provide more effective services that meet the needs of the community
The VAP program was established by the Medicaid Redesign Team. The State Department of Health (DOH) received $182 million in available funding for 2013-14. In September 2012, Phase I awards were announced totaling $56 million. With today’s Phase II award of $46 million, $80 million is available for future awards.
DOH will immediately begin working with the 37 awarded facilities to establish goals to measure success of the program and to identify financial, operational, and quality metrics to track progress toward these goals. In addition, the DOH will submit the required documents to the Federal Government for approval. The process is anticipated to take approximately 60 days, and DOH expects to release the funds to the facilities at the beginning of February. Ongoing payments to facilities will be dependent on achieving the agreed upon metrics.
The VAP awards support multi-year projects submitted by hospitals, nursing homes, free standing clinics, and home health providers. To date, DOH has received more than 150 applications totaling $1.2 billion. Due to the significant number of applications received as well as the number of additional facilities that also need support, DOH anticipates funding will come from the MRT Waiver and is working closely with the Federal Government to secure this critical funding. These funds are needed to help providers achieve financial stability and advance ongoing operational changes to improve community care as well as extend health coverage to nearly one million New Yorkers under the Affordable Care Act.
Facilities receiving funding for 2013-14 for their multi-year projects include:
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