The state of New York plans to invest $300 million in its endeavors to modernize hospital IT infrastructure, make the cybersecurity robust, and also widen the telehealth services portfolio.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on December 11, 2025, a tranche of new state funding in order to support the healthcare transformation throughout New York. The awards, made by way of the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV and V, are going to support 22 projects that are aimed at enhancing health information technology through expanding the patient electronic medical records and making the cybersecurity and also patient information security more robust, remarked the state officials.
Governor Hochul, in a statement, said that with an intent to Modernize Hospital IT Infrastructure and also safeguarding the patient information, they are strengthening the foundation of the health care spectrum in New York State.
These investments are going to make sure that hospitals have the necessary tools that they need in order to safeguard the patient data, expand telehealth services, and also deliver a healthier future for all the New Yorkers.
It is well to be noted that the funding awards prioritize projects that support the financially distressed providers and also modernize critical health IT infrastructure, which includes fortifying the hospital cybersecurity and also extending the virtual care services.
Awardees go on to include hospitals across every region of the state, said the officials.
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, James McDonald, M.D., opines that due to these investments, they are focused on developing safe, dependable, and also connected patient-centered care. Through expanding data capabilities and also enhancing cybersecurity defenses, they are indeed improving the clinical decision-making throughout the health care network of the state.
Notably, among the awardees, Montefiore Health System in the Bronx is going to get $41 million in order to fund a cybersecurity project, Richmond University Medical Center located in Staten Island got $54 million pertaining to the electronic health record – EHR transformation project, the Brooklyn Hospital Center got awarded $33 million for an Epic EHR execution project, Mount Sinai Hospital got almost $12 million when it comes to population health management tools, and One Brooklyn Health System plans to make use of almost $26 million in funding in order to strengthen the cybersecurity and also for EHR projects.
In addition to this, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse went on to receive $2.4 million in order to fund telehealth services.
Interestingly, Community, mid-sized, as well as smaller hospitals also went on to receive significant funding awards. Rome Memorial Hospital, based in Oneida County, received $19 million so as to replace the six disparate EMRs with a single integrated solution. On the other hand, Samaritan Medical Center was awarded $22 million also for an EHR project. Rochester General Hospital received $15 million for cybersecurity, and Adirondack Medical Center availed almost $5 million so as to bolster cybersecurity.
In addition to this, the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program has gone on to award over $1.75 billion to providers who are working toward improving access and equity as well as quality of care throughout the state of New York. These awards are part of a much broader and long-term commitment, which has directed more than $4.7 billion in health care capital funding across the state since 2016, confirmed the office of the governor.
