Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. partnered with the Saratoga Affordable Housing Group on a grant application for funding to assist low-income homeowners.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced a $720,000 grant for the Saratoga Affordable Housing Group, which will go toward the Allen Drive Preservation Project.
Saratoga National submitted the grant application on behalf of the Saratoga Affordable Housing Group. Each application must be sponsored by a member in partnership with a community-based organization.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is one of 12 regional banks that comprise the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Together, they have distributed more than $5.1 billion in Affordable Housing Program funds since the first awards were granted in 1990.
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Saratoga Hospital has again earned an A for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, ranking among the safest hospitals in the U.S.
A national patient safety watchdog, the group recently released its Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient safety in the U.S. For fall 2016, Saratoga Hospital was one of 844 hospitals nationwide—and just 15 in New York state—to receive the highest ranking of A.