Becker's Healthcare August 2, 2023
Boston Medical Center and Renton, Wash.-based Providence are among the backers of new legislation that aims to inject $105 billion into healthcare infrastructure needs as health systems increasingly face the effects of extreme climate events.
The new legislation seeks to provide $100 billion in funds to revive the New Deal’s Hill-Burton program, which under President Harry Truman aimed at improving access for all patients to upgraded healthcare facilities.
Such funding would specifically address the need to update facilities to make them become more resilient in the face of climate disasters and public health crises. A further $5 billion would be set aside for planning grants to fund pre-development needs,...
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