Amendment #79 to H3400

emergency department infrastructure

Mr. Dwyer of Woburn moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0500 by adding the following: provided further, not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for a one time emergency department infrastructure and capacity building grant to a regional Medicare eligible disproportionate share, geographically isolated, community healthcare provider in Southern Worcester County affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School that operates a 114-bed acute-care Hospital and satellite medical facilities across South Central Massachusetts, including a 24/7 Emergency Care Center, provided that said regional community healthcare provider shall provide a matching amount of a minimum of $3,500,000 in private funding, and further, that these funds shall be made available to said provider not later than December 31, 2013;