Hospital to Get $12.1 Million for Quake Repairs
Nearly four years after the Northridge earthquake damaged two buildings at Simi Valley Hospital, a federal agency has approved $12.1 million for repairs and retrofitting, according to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be used mostly for cosmetic repairs from the 1994 earthquake, said hospital spokeswoman JoLynn de la Torre.
“The repairs were done right after the earthquake,” De la Torre said.
In addition, FEMA funds will be used to bring two buildings that house the emergency room and intensive care unit up to current seismic standards.
The main campus on Sycamore Drive and the north campus, which houses long-term and inpatient rehabilitation units, were built in the 1960s. “What this money will do is bring these buildings up to those new standards,” De la Torre said.
Boxer said the total repair and retrofitting bill is more than $13.4 million.
FEMA is providing most of the money, and the rest will come from local and state agencies.
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