March 26, 2020 - Harrisburg, PA
Governor Tom Wolf announced that he will spend up to $50 million in transferred state funding to purchase medical equipment and supplies for hospitals, nursing homes, and emergency workers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania."We need more beds, more ventilators, more personal protective equipment, and so much more and we need it as soon as possible because the virus is here," Gov. Wolf said. "I am working to get this funding moving as quickly as I can. We need to do everything we can to support our front-line medical workers to protect them and ensure they have the equipment to care for patients. This funding is a step in the right direction."