Today, she says, the system is installed, and all major work on two of the five wings — the west and main pavilions — is done. She said that workers have a few small “punch list” items to take care of, but otherwise the space is ready for inspection. Before the hospital can reopen, both the county fire marshal and the State Department of Health must inspect the facility to ensure that it is up to code, Player said.

With no revenue coming in for over seven months now, hospital officials were stressed about the cost of repairs and how much of the tab the Federal Emergency Management Agency would eventually pick up. Player said that hospital officials were “delighted” when FEMA decided to cover 90 percent of Sandy-related damage costs. Initial estimates put the total costs for all repairs and mitigation at $56 million, but Player said that number could rise.

“The architects and engineers are working with FEMA now to plan what mitigation will be,” she said. “It could be more [than $56 million], but I’m sure it won’t be less.”

Player said that the hospital has already incurred $20 million in costs from the renovation of just the two prioritized wings and the Komanoff Center. She said that the Komanoff Center, the hospital’s nursing home which reopened on Jan. 28, cost approximately $1.3 million to repair. To date, the hospital has received only $1 million in reimbursement from FEMA and just under $2 million from its flood insurance, Player said.

She added that the hospital is now looking to bring its behavioral health services office back from Baldwin to a temporary mobile office on the hospital campus. The family care center, at 761 Franklin Blvd., remains open and is a valuable resource for uninsured and underinsured families, she said.