NEW JERSEY – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined $13,010,293.54 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to reimburse Valley Hospital and the New Jersey Department of Health for costs incurred during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The New Jersey Department of Health and hospitals across the state were vital in the fight against COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic,” Menendez said. “This additional funding will ensure our communities and health care providers have the resources they need to continue to protect the health and safety of all New Jerseyans.”
“New Jersey hospitals and the Department of Health have been on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19,” Booker said. “This funding provides them the resources they need to keep our communities and health care providers safe and healthy.”
Valley Hospital, located in Ridgewood, Bergen County, was awarded a total of $7,610,293.54 for the personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and disinfected they bought during the pandemic.
The New Jersey Department of Health was awarded $5,400,000 for COVID-19 testing that was purchased during the beginning months of the pandemic.
