Governor Announces 2023 Healthcare Training Capacity Awards

(July 30, 2024) Governor Hochul issued an announcement, last week, of the award of $22.5 million in grants for increasing training capacity in health care facilities. Recipients were notified of their awards in December 2023. The grants were made to 13 hospitals and 15 nursing homes, and each received up to $1 million per year for two years to cover costs associated with training programs for health care professionals and paraprofessionals. The Governor's announcement described these awards as part of a $10 billion multi-year investment in health care to "rebuild and grow the health care workforce and strengthen the health care system."

Grants were awarded to the following facilities:

Samaritan Hospital
Montefiore Medical Center
Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc.
Upstate Medical University
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
Auburn Community Hospital
Orleans Community Health, Medina Memorial Hospital
St. Barnabas Hospital
The Friendly Home
BronxCare Health System
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
The Church Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Gurwin Healthcare System
Schofield Residence
The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center
Sisters of Charity Hospital
We Care
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
King Street Rehab
Highlands at Brighton
Loretto Health & Rehabilitation
Monroe Community Hospital
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital SNF
Chemung County Nursing Facility
Wayne Health Care
Rochester General Hospital
Cayuga Health System

The awards were made on a first-come, first-served basis from among the applicants that submitted complete applications. More information about the grant application process is here.

LeadingAge NY extends its congratulations to the members that received awards.

Contact: Karen Lipson, klipson@leadingageny.org