House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #781

Shands Jacksonville Proton Beam Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Robert Norton

Organization:

Shands Jacksonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Shands Jacksonville Proton Beam Facility

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 10:49:11 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

George Crady

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Shands Jacksonville

Contact:

Robert Norton

 

655 W 8th St

Contact Phone:

(904) 549-3002

 

 

Jacksonville 32209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proton Beam treatment facility for treatment of cancer and other diseases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Only one other treatment facility in the US (at Loma Linda, CA) most advanced form of successfully treating many cancers - for all citizens of State: Medicare reimbursement available for treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

800 patients to be treated during first year of operation; total investment hopefully recouped within 7-8 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$6,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$80,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$5,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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