The funding targets retention and recruitment programs for nurses and other hospital employees.
A total of $100 million will be for acute-care general hospitals, and $110 million will be for critical access hospitals, facilities with a high volume of Medicaid patients, and behavioral/psychiatric providers of inpatient services, according to a news release from lawmakers.
The legislation also appropriates $15 million for the Pennsylvania Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program.
Overall, nearly 330 hospitals and healthcare facilities will receive money, PennLive reported.
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