East Jefferson General Hospital
The Times - Picayune Archive

FEMA may seek $2 million repayment from Louisiana hospital

The Department of Homeland Security is recommending that the government recover $2 million in Hurricane Katrina-related disaster recovery assistance from East Jefferson General Hospital


The Department of Homeland Security is recommending that the government recover $2 million in Hurricane Katrina-related disaster recovery assistance from East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, La., according to an article on Nola.com.

Unused money for completed projects accounts for about three quarters of that money, and the remainder represents spending that was not properly documented or was ineligible, according to a March 21 audit report.

The Homeland Security report primarily faults the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, which administered $12.4 million in Katrina-related FEMA grants to the hospital, the article said. According to the report, the state's lackadaisical project closeout left $1.5 million unnecessarily earmarked for the hospital.

"Without timely closeouts, unneeded federal funds remain obligated as a liability against FEMA's appropriated funds and can limit FEMA's ability to authorize other disaster assistance projects," the report states.

Hospital officials took responsibility for $135,319 in ineligible costs, such as skylight installation. State officials are reserving formal comment, according to the report.

Read the article.

 

 



April 8, 2014


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


Recent Posts

Infection Control is Key to Ongoing Measles Outbreak

Infection control is essential to protecting both patients and staff from contracting measles.


Kaiser Permanente to Open New Parker Medical Offices

It also announced it's in the early stages of planning a rebuild and expansion of its Westminster Medical Offices.


Skanska Completes Renovation for New Sutter Health Care Center

The new facility will provide internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, as well as lab and imaging services.


Probiotic Cleaners: The Start of a Cleaning Revolution?

Advantages of probiotic cleaning include fewer resistant genes and cost savings through decreased antibiotic use.


Gun Incident Highlights Need for Security Infrastructure

A man was arrested at Aultman Memorial Hospital after allegedly firing a gun in the ER.


 
 


FREE Newsletter Signup Form

News & Updates | Webcast Alerts
Building Technologies | & More!

 
 
 


All fields are required. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.