Stewart-Cousins Announces Major State Investment in New Rochelle and Yonkers Hospitals

Yonkers , NY - Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announces that three hospitals, two in Yonkers and one in New Rochelle, will receive nearly $70 million in state grants. These resources will be designated to improve patient care and invest in these facilities’ long term sustainability. These funds have been committed from a $1.5 billion statewide fund set up by Governor Cuomo to improve New York’s health care facilities.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said, “These investments in our local medical facilities are vital to ensuring area residents have access to the health care they deserve. I thank Governor Cuomo for working with the Legislature and committing to these local hospitals and the communities they serve. My colleagues in state government and I will continue to push for funding to invest in health care for this region and all of New York State.”

The $70 million in state resources will be allocated to the Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, St. John’s Riverside Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital. Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital will receive $44 million, and in Yonkers, St. John’s Riverside Hospital will receive $16.5 million and St. Joseph’s Hospital $9.3 million.

The grants have been made available through programs created by Governor Cuomo to implement the Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP). The goals of DSRIP include reducing healthcare costs, improving the health of New Yorkers, reducing avoidable hospital admissions and emergency room visits by 25 percent by 2020, and ensuring the financial sustainability of safety net health care providers.

The following providers will receive funding:

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
$44,168,000
Montefiore New Rochelle Medical Village

St. John's Riverside Hospital - St. John's Division
$15,342,150
Create a Medical Village Using Existing Hospital Infrastructure

St. John's Riverside Hospital - St. John's Division
$474,963
Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization and Respite Program

St. John's Riverside Hospital - St. John's Division
$661,254
Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Services

St. Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers
$8,902,373
St. Joseph's Transformation Project

St. Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers
$375,000
St. Vincent's Intensive Crisis Respite Services