Appropriation; Health Department for grants to hospitals ineligible for grants from Hospital Sustainability Grant Program.

This bill appropriates $6.85 million from the state's Capital Expense Fund to provide direct grants to eleven specific hospitals in Mississippi that were previously ineligible for funding under the state's Hospital Sustainability Grant Program. The legislation allocates specific dollar amounts to each recipient, including Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Tupelo, Field Memorial Community Hospital, and Yalobusha General Hospital, among others, to support their operations between the passage of the act and June 30, 2025. By designating these funds for hospitals excluded from the standard grant program, the bill ensures financial assistance reaches facilities that do not meet the eligibility criteria of the existing sustainability initiative.