One day after announcing Chautauqua County hospitals could face a $4 million cut in funding due to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, state Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that area nursing homes also stand to lose up to $10 million.

That was the analysis by the New York state Department of Health for the nursing homes in Chautauqua County, which is a part of the 23rd Congressional District

Cuomo’s office said the massive cuts in funding to nursing homes in Congressman Tom Reed’s district underscore the devastating impact the combination of U.S. Reps. Chris Collins and John Faso’s amendment and Paul Ryan health care replacement plan will have on New Yorkers across the state.

Those potential impacts include:

¯ Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dunkirk — $1,847,118 in cuts

¯ Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center — $1,612,594 in cuts

¯ Lutheran Retirement Home, Jamestown — $1,601,528 in cuts

¯ Heritage Park Health Care Center in Jamestown — $1,294,253 in cuts

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¯ Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Westfield — $1,194,152 in cuts

¯ Heritage Green Nursing Home, Greenhurst — $1,094,965 in cuts

¯ Heritage Village Rehab and Skilled Nursing Inc. in Gerry – $1,059,856 in cuts

¯ Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Dunkirk — $336,948 in cuts

“This reckless legislation slashes funding from nursing homes and facilities that provide care to seniors, jeopardizing the lives of our most vulnerable New Yorkers,” Cuomo said. “These devastating cuts will cripple health care services in communities across New York, with $35.6 million in cuts to nursing homes in the 23rd District alone. I urge New Yorkers to call their member of Congress and demand that they vote ‘no’ on this unconscionable legislation.”

Collins and Faso have introduced an amendment to the American Health Care Act that would ban federal reimbursement for state Medicaid funds for local governments outside of New York City, cutting Medicaid for these local governments by $2.3 billion. When added to the $4.6 billion cost of the ACHA over the next four years, the total cost to the State would rise to $6.9 billion. Across New York, 2.7 million New Yorkers would face substantial loss in their current health care coverage, while enormous cuts in funding will threaten the quality and availability of care that New Yorkers need and deserve.