ALBANY, NY — Westchester Medical Center (WMC) will receive up to $100 million as part of the New York State Department of Health's Safety Net Transformation Program, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. 

The funding will be used to support the full integration of Bon Secours Charity Health System and Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley into the WMCHealth network, seamlessly streamlining operations across the system to enhance quality of care and better support patient needs. Through the transformation plan, WMC will increase its service capacity to allow more patients to receive preventive and life-saving care close to home, unify its electronic medical record system, and improve access to behavioral health, maternal, pediatric and ambulatory care services.

“Our goal is to make New York a place where people live longer, happier and healthier lives and that starts by investing in the hospital systems and health care heroes like those we met today at Westchester Medical Center,” Governor Hochul said. “While Republicans in Washington slash funds for hospitals across the country, reduce access to lifesaving services and threaten to raise insurance premiums, here in New York we are making long-term investments in the critical care all New Yorkers depend on.”

In September, WMCHealth and Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) announced they had agreed to end their joint venture partnership involving Bon Secours Charity Health System (BSCHS), with WMCHealth assuming full ownership and operational control of the three BSCHS hospitals in its Western Region—Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick. The transaction also included nursing home facilities, which will continue to provide uninterrupted, high-quality care for residents and their families, according to WMCHealth.