Rep. Huffman Secures $1.4 Million for Ukiah Adventist Hospital

April 15, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that he secured $1,418,896.84 in federal funding for Ukiah Adventist Hospital (Adventist Health System) for emergency protective measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds for this grant were awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under authority of Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. 

About the Funding

During the incident period, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic created an immediate threat to the health and safety of the general public requiring emergency protective measures. In response, the applicant utilized contract services to provide emergency and inpatient clinical care for COVID-19 patients. Contracted labor was provided by multiple services providers (Aya Healthcare, Fastaff LLC, FlexCare Medical Staffing, Hire Up Staffing, Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services Inc, Medical Solutions LLC, Stability Healthcare, and Westways Staffing Services) for medical staff including registered nurses, cardiovascular techs, and respiratory therapists. The contracted staff performed daily activities for COVID-19 patients including medical administration, care planning, reviewing, and carrying out physician orders, admitting, discharging, lab testing, checking vital signs, as well as basic activities of daily living care.