House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #780 Shands-Jacksonville Resident Support/Care for the Uninsured
Requester:	Robert Norton		Organization:		Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc.
Project Title:	Shands-Jacksonville Resident Support/Care for the Uninsured		Date Submitted:		01/20/2000 10:52:26 AM
District Member:	George Crady		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Shands Jacksonville Medical Center/Shands Health Care		Contact:		Robert Norton
	655 W 8th St		Contact Phone:		(904) 549-3002
	Jacksonville 32209
Project Description:
Support of the $100 million uncompensated care provided to indigent Florida citizens by Shands and Shands Jacksonville.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Provision for indigent care of Florida citizens.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Continued high-quality indigent care for qualifying Floridians and postgraduate (residency) medical education.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$10,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$100,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Unknown
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$10,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Indigent care volumes, number of uninsured citizens.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Duval Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	01/13/2000