House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #706 Study for Planning and Engineering for S.W. Florida Children's Hospital
Requester:	Mike Ellis		Organization:		Lee Memorial Health System
Project Title:	Study for Planning and Engineering for S.W. Florida Children's Hospital		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 4:40:58 PM
District Member:	Carole Green		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Lee
Recipient:	Lee Memorial Health System		Contact:		Jerri Veenstra
	9981 Health Park Circle		Contact Phone:		(941) 433-6775
	Fort Myers 33908
Project Description:
A study to assess the tertiary health care needs of children and families to be translated into exact inpatient and outpatient needs for determining adequacy of facilities to meet those needs.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
To provide accessible tertiary health services to children and families in the region in order to enable families to maintain the integrity of home and job; included in supplemental budget for the Department of Health
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
To enhance the delivery and cost-effectiveness of appropriate health services to children and families.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$450,000
Total cost of the project:		$600,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$150,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
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:	Census data, hospital statistics
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Lee Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
	Meeting Date:	09/14/1999