New York City Sandy-hit hospitals to be reimbursed with FEMA funds

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New York City Sandy-hit hospitals to be reimbursed with FEMA funds

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-city-sandy-hit-hospitals-reimbursed-fema-funds-222751403.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BAvMy1qPgzan1pZ2WyXlQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-11-06T222751Z_1_LYNXMPEAA513Q_RTROPTP_2_STORM-SANDY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The extensive damage to an amusement park roller coaster in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is seen in Seaside Heights" align="left" title="The extensive damage to an amusement park roller coaster in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is seen in Seaside Heights" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A number of New York City public hospitals impacted by 2012's Superstorm Sandy will be reimbursed with at least $1.6 billion paid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency program, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday. The funds will go to reimburse the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) for repairs already undertaken since Sandy, de Blasio said in an emailed statement of his remarks. The money will also fund projects to protect against future storms, such as providing hospitals with new pumps, flood-proof elevators and new flood walls, he said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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