(Laurie Johnson, KUHF Public Radio)
Three and a half years after Hurricane Ike — FEMA is awarding more than $90 million to UTMB Medical Center for its recovery. The Level One trauma center on Galveston Island suffered $1 billion in losses after Hurricane Ike, primarily from flooding.
Bill Elger is the hospital’s executive vice president and chief business and financial officer. He says the $90.1 million grant is a critical part of the hospital’s recovery.
“What this will do is allow us to replace the critical functions on the first floor of the hospital by putting them in a wing attached to the hospital, out of harm’s way. We’ve been working with FEMA on this particular concept for over two years now.”
(See full story at KUHF Public Radio)
RELATED: FEMA Statement on Grant (Galveston Daily News)
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(Editorial, Houston Chronicle)
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(Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post)
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