SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday met with the leadership of Upstate Medical University to discuss the state’s $200 million investment for Upstate University Hospital’s proposed new emergency department.
The governor’s office says hospital leadership thanked Hochul for the funding for the project. That money is in addition to the annual $50 million in capital for ongoing maintenance to the facility, the office noted.
The governor publicly announced the funding as part of her state-budget proposal on Jan. 21. That same day, budget director Blake Washington spoke in a technical briefing about the fiscal year 2026 budget proposal and mentioned the funding for Upstate University Hospital.
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“$2 billion [is] for SUNY and CUNY capital projects including $450 million for SUNY Downstate; this is part of an agreement that we entered into with the Legislature just last year helping to build SUNY Downstate into a world class institution — one that serves the community well. And similarly, we provide $200 million for SUNY Upstate as they too are starting to figure out what their next act is. … Obviously, there’s a lot of activity in Central New York now with Micron on the horizon, and SUNY Upstate must be there to provide services to tens of thousands of people that arrive, God willing, to Central New York once Micron is up and running. They need a world-class hospital as well. SUNY Upstate is the only sort of trauma center in the region. It’s absolutely essential there, so we have an investment as well for capital there,” Washington said, per the transcript of the briefing.
