Valley Presbyterian Hospital to Get $28.1-Million FEMA Grant
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VAN NUYS — Valley Presbyterian Hospital will receive $28.1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for seismic upgrading, according to the office of Rep. Howard Berman (D--Panorama City).
The funds represent 90% of what is needed for the upgrades, said Berman aide Fred Flores. The rest will come from the state.
The grant was given under FEMA’s Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program for Hospitals, which was created after the Northridge earthquake. The program allows hospitals flexibility in deciding how to use a grant.
“Under old programs, every single item had to be accounted for in a grant,” said Flores. “Now, a hospital has more leeway in deciding just what is needed.”
Valley Presbyterian plans to use the funds to upgrade its West Tower building.
Also on Friday, it was announced that Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will receive $19.2 million from the FEMA program.
Previously announced were a $49.7 million grant for the Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center and $10.5 million for Granada Hills Community Hospital.
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