<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3EWaqE_176YoCmz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3EWaqE_176YoCmz00" width="1200" height="600" >OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - To get state funding flowing again to North Star Health Alliance, Albany needs more answers on how funding already provided has been spent.Albany officials say Governor Hochul has, since 2024, provided $142 million for North Star between the Carthage and Ogdensburg campuses, but hospital officials say Friday it’s important to understand more about that funding.The situation puts North Star, which runs Claxton-Hepburn in Ogdensburg, Carthage Area Hospital and Meadowbrook Terrace in the Town of Champion, in a dire situation where elected leaders and hospital officials are finding ways to meet a $5.5 million dollar payroll due next week.Thursday, the Governor’s office made comments responding to attacks by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who represents Ogdensburg, and is running for NY Governor. Those comments also made claims that hospital executives are threatening worker pay and patient care by refusing to provide basic information to verify their claims that taxpayer dollars be used to “subsidize” North Star’s operations.Friday afternoon, North Star CEO, Rich Duvall, issued a statement responding to the comments from the Governor’s office saying, “We believe the $142 million referenced for Carthage and Claxton-Hepburn reflects a combination of Vital Access Provider Assurance Program (VAPAP) support, grant funding that has been awarded but not released, and a Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) loan component. While grateful for that support, these dollars are separate from, and do not replace, the transformational funding the Department of Health (DOH) committed in January to carry out the State-approved restructuring of our hospital system. What remains unresolved is the transformational funding DOH committed to in January. Of the $84 million promised, only $57.6 million has been provided, leaving a $26 million shortfall that is contributing to the instability we are facing today. We have provided the information DOH requested, and we are confident we have substantially addressed their questions. We remain ready to work with DOH to complete the final stages of this plan.”</div></body>

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OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - To get state funding flowing again to North Star Health Alliance, Albany needs more answers on how funding already provided has been spent. Albany officials say Governor Hochul has, since 2024, provided $142 million for North Star between the Carthage and Ogdensburg campuses, but hospital officials say Friday it’s important to understand more about that funding.

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