House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1664 GEM and End-of-Life Care
Requester:	Elise Lipoff		Organization:		Mount Sinai Medical Center
Project Title:	GEM and End-of-Life Care		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 4:47:11 PM
District Member:	Gustavo Barreiro		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Mount Sinai Medical Center		Contact:		Elise Lipoff
	4300 Alton Road		Contact Phone:		(305) 674-2700
	Miami Beach 33140
Project Description:
Mount Sinai proposes to develop and implement a curricula to train medical students, residents and staff in end-of-life issues.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The program would entail undertaking a self-assessment, developing curricula, training residents, evaluating performance and an educational program.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Team of clinicians will assist patients and families with the difficult decisions associated with end of life.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$400,000
Total cost of the project:		$500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$100,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					No
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:	RWJ Foundation's nationwide study on end-of-life issues which found that more people die alone.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No