Americus residents inspect overturned SUV, shattered hospital
building at Sumter Regional. (Dave Bender)
The Federal Emergency Management Bureau has pledged to provide significant financial aid to Sumter Regional Hospital, hammered by a tornado on March 1st.
The announcement came on Friday as 60 temporary housing units, known as COGIM arrived at the facility's parking-lot.
Hospital CEO and President David Seagraves told reporters at the site,
“We are happy to say that FEMA is on board on the financial side of things to build a new hospital...”Hospital CFO Troy Hammett told the Americus Times-Recorder:
“FEMA’s not committed to paying a dollar amount, just 75 percent of what’s left after the insurance pays.”Hospital officials say the interim facility is expected to begin handling patients in November.
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