House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #142 Central Florida Health Care Expansion & New Equipment Purchase
Requester:	Gaye Williams		Organization:		Central Florida Health Care, Inc.
Project Title:	Central Florida Health Care Expansion & New Equipment Purchase		Date Submitted:		01/20/2000 3:08:39 PM
District Member:	Joseph Spratt		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Hardee, Highlands, Polk
Recipient:	Central Florida Health Care, Inc.		Contact:		Gaye Williams
	One West Main Street		Contact Phone:		(863) 452-3000
	Avon Park 33825
Project Description:
Central Florida Health Care (CFHC)must renovate and acquire additional space for their existing pharmacy progam. Funds will also be used to purchase new medical equipment.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The working poor, uninsured, underinsured, publicly insured, frail, elderly, chronically ill, migrant/seasonal farmworkers and all others who lack access to comprehensive primary health care (medical, dental, pharmacy, education, etc) services from across the County receive services based on a sliding fee scale. Our centers are extremely effective in teaching patients to end their reliance on emergency rooms and to use preventive care services--the true mission of a managed care system. CFHC is one of 27 private, not-for-profit health care corporations spanning across Florida. For over 27 years, the centers in Polk, Hardee and Highlands Counties have provided thousands of patients with medical and dental care. CFHC is a community-based health care corporation of, by and for the community governed by a 14 member community board.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
CFHC centers have a unique 27+ years track record of controlling costs, providing access to quality preventive and primary health care, retaining health professionals where they are needed most and working within our communities to develop long-range solutions to their health needs. Through reductions in hospital admissions and less frequent use of costly emergency room visits for routine services, Florida will continue to realize a considerable savings because the services provided by CFHC are less expensive and more comprehensive than the HMOs and private provider offices.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$200,000
Total cost of the project:		$225,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations and Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$25,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1998-1999		Amount:	$200,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					No
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Rapidly growing number of persons seeking care at Central Florida Health Care Centers
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No