House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2217 Ambulatory Care Center
Requester:	Rhonda Sherrod		Organization:		Shands Health Care
Project Title:	Ambulatory Care Center		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 3:32:15 PM
District Member:	Dwight Stansel		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Suwannee
Recipient:	Shands at Live Oak		Contact:		Rhonda Sherrod
	1100 SW 11th Street		Contact Phone:		(904) 362-1413
	Live Oak 32060
Project Description:
Ambulatory Care Center at Shands at Live Oak.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Meets rapidly growing need for specialty medical services at this rural hospital.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduced travel for care, continuity of specialty care.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$500,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$500,000
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?					Yes
	Agency:	Health, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Lack of space for physicians willing to travel to Suwannee County
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Alachua Co. Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/13/1999