The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2,624,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to HH Health System - Shoals LLC dba Helen Keller Hospital, a community-owned hospital in Alabama. The grant funding will be used to replace two aging backup generators installed in 1980 that are undersized and past their life cycle. This project will install two new 750KW generators and construct an emergency power building to protect the parallel switchgear. The goal is to ensure continuity of hospital services during power outages and natural disasters that have caused multiple service disruptions in the past decade. The project period is from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, with the intent of providing long-term, permanent risk reduction through reliable backup power infrastructure for the hospital.
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