FEMA Approves $11.5 Million to Support Recovery in Montana, North Dakota, Utah DENVER — FEMA recently approved $11.5 million in funding to support recovery in Montana, North Dakota and Utah. The funding reimburses states for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This regional funding is part of FEMA’s announcement of $5.6 billion in federal assistance to states, Tribal Nations and territories for COVID-19 and disaster recovery. FEMA conducts a review process for all recovery grants that includes verifying compliance with program eligibility rules, ensuring proper documentation of expenses and confirming that claimed activities are consistent with program eligibility criteria to ensure taxpayer dollars are used appropriately. In alignment with President Trump’s executive order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, FEMA conducted thorough reviews of claimed costs to identify duplication of benefits, specifically with patient care revenue. These actions help ensure that the COVID-19 Public Assistance funds being obligated are consistent with the executive order’s focus on preventing fraud, waste and abuse. Based on these reviews, FEMA is confident that the costs being reimbursed are eligible and not fraudulent. FEMA Public Assistance grants recently approved for Montana, North Dakota and Utah include: $1.2 million to Benefis Hospitals Inc. in Montana to help cover costs for hiring extra medical staff to care for COVID-19 patients, buying and distributing medicines and supplies and paying for contract services. $8.8 million to Sanford Bismarck in North Dakota to hire temporary medical staff through contracts to help reduce or eliminate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. $1.5 million to the Utah Division of Emergency Management for costs related to tracking, reporting and coordinating federal aid and projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA will continue to review additional projects and obligate funds on a rolling basis as eligibility is confirmed and scopes of work are finalized. morgan.dzakowic Thu, 05/14/2026 - 21:19
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A list of the state averages for the HCAHPS survey responses. HCAHPS is a national, standardized survey of hospital patients about their experiences during a recent inpatient hospital stay.
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The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) measures - national data. These measures are developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). They provide information on infections that occur while the patient is in the hospital. These infections can be related to devices, such as central lines and urinary catheters, or spread from patient to patient after contact with an infected person or surface. Many healthcare associated infections can be prevented when the hospitals use CDC-recommended infection control steps.
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Value-Based Incentive Payment Amount displays the number of hospitals that received value-based incentive payment amounts in ranges of $50,000.
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Unplanned Hospital Visits: state data. This data set includes state-level data for the hospital return days (or excess days in acute care [EDAC]) measures, the unplanned readmissions measures, and measures of unplanned hospital visits after outpatient procedures.
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