QUESTION
How much funding is annually allocated to the distressed hospital fund, and could HNH hospital receive any of it if they meet the criteria?
2:30:59
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Budget Director Jacques Jiha states that $150 million is allocated annually to the distressed hospital fund, but the Health and Hospitals (HNH) has not received any portion despite meeting the criteria.
- The distressed hospital fund receives $150 million a year from the city.
- Health and Hospitals (HNH) has not benefitted from this fund, receiving no allocation.
- The city has advocated for HNH to receive funding from this pool without success.
- Despite meeting the criteria, HNH is excluded from the funding allocation for distressed hospitals.
Mercedes Narcisse
2:30:59
Since my time is going, but part of the city's sale tax is captured by the state to fund this fund.
2:31:04
How much city funding taking annually for the distressed hospital fund?
2:31:09
And second, how much funding would HNH hospital receive if they met the criteria?
Jacques Jiha
2:31:15
It's as I said, it's about a $150,000,000.
2:31:20
A year, and they have not given us any indication that they would basically provide resources to HNH.
2:31:28
We advocated We have been advocating on behalf of H And H for the longest, but H And H has not received a penny from the $150,000,000 that they took from the city.
Mercedes Narcisse
2:31:38
So even if they meet the criteria.
2:31:44
So thank you for your time.
2:31:45
Thank you, Chair, and don't forget go sell bill.
2:31:49
If you want to add anything, yes.
2:31:54
You don't
Jacques Jiha
2:31:54
I'm sorry?
Mercedes Narcisse
2:31:56
Did you answer the question?
2:31:57
How much funding would HNH hospital receive if they met the criteria?
2:32:01
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Jacques Jiha
2:32:02
They have not included H and H at all at all at all at all.
2:32:06
They took $150,000,000 from the city
Francesco Brindisi
2:32:08
Okay.
Jacques Jiha
2:32:09
But they have not included the change as part of the in this risk hospital.
Mercedes Narcisse
2:32:13
And don't forget the sickle cell bill.
2:32:15
You need to be funded too.
2:32:16
Thank you.