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Capital needs for Metropolitan and Lincoln Hospitals
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Council Member Diana Ayala introduces the capital needs for Metropolitan and Lincoln Hospitals, highlighting the need for a new emergency room at Metropolitan Hospital with an estimated cost of $65 million. Dr. Katz acknowledges the challenges in securing federal funding for these projects.
- Metropolitan Hospital requires a new emergency room costing approximately $65 million
- Lincoln Hospital has various capital needs as well
- Efforts to secure federal and state funding have been unsuccessful so far
Diana Ayala
1:06:58
I'm here representing Metropolitan Hospital and Lincoln Hospital specifically.
1:07:05
At Metropolitan Hospital, we have a need for a new emergency room.
1:07:10
Agreed.
1:07:11
I think it's these estimates were upwards of $65,000,000.
1:07:15
Lincoln has a host of their own capital needs as well.
1:07:19
But we've been trying, you know, to solicit funding from, you know, federal government, from the state, and haven't really gotten anywhere.
1:07:26
Then it occurred to me, has there been a specific ask?
1:07:29
Like, how does health and hospitals submit their list of priorities for capital work?
1:07:35
And is Metropolitan even on that list?
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:07:38
So, you know, we've I remember even when you were visiting, we were we we've brought through congress people to try to get, you know, in the years when there were federal appropriations to try to get.
1:07:51
And it seemed like we had the ear and then they ended those federal appropriations.
1:07:57
So, you know, I don't have an answer on that.
1:08:01
I don't certainly, the federal government is not looking currently like we stand much chance.
1:08:06
So I think But
Diana Ayala
1:08:07
that's but the are you is is health and hospitals submitting a list of priority capital jobs to the administration?