DSRIP Project Design Grant

February 3, 2015

Mr. Thomas H. Carman
Samaritan Medical Center
830 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601

Dear Mr. Carman:

We are pleased to inform you that the PPS of Samaritan Medical Center has been awarded an additional DSRIP Project Design Grant (PDG) Award.

The amount of your final PDG payment is $1.295 million. This award is intended to provide funding to support Samaritan Medical Center´s continued implementation planning and collaboration activities following the DSRIP application. We expect payment to be released in mid-February 2015.

In order to receive the PDG payment in a timely manner, you must complete the electronically enclosed Supplemental Award contract (Appendix X) within 5 business days. The executed contract must be mailed back to the following address:

Bureau of Vital Access Provider Reimbursement , Attn: Michael Kadlec
Office of Health Insurance Programs
NYS Department of Health
Corning Tower (OCP - Room 1430)
Albany, New York 12237

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact us via email at BVAPR@health.ny.gov.

Sincerely,

Jason A. Helgerson
Medicaid Director
Office of Health Insurance Programs

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