Massachusetts to Get Nearly $38M Reimbursement from FEMA
by Tom Marino | December 9, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA} announced it will reimburse the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency [MEMA] $37,821,788 in costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding if for five Alternate Care Sites set up in the state to ensure hospital capacity, including at the DCU Center.
The other four sites were at Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Joint Base Cape Cod, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tripp Athletic Center, and University of Massachusetts Lowell Recreation Center.
The Alternate Care Sites acted as a supplement to the healthcare system by providing additional bed space when pandemic projections exceeded hospital capacity,