Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1256FY0001

Hospice Services for Miami-Dade County HIV/AIDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dwyane Ostrom

Organization:

Vitas Healthcare Corp. of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Hospice Services for Miami-Dade County HIV/AIDS

Date Submitted:

02/09/2001 11:06:15 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Sally Heyman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Provide less costly care for HIV/AIDS patients through hospice services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Vitas Health Corp. of Florida

Contact:

Dwayne Ostrom

 

12515 N. Kendall Drive, #210

Contact Phone:

(954) 704-2050

 

 

Miami 33186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To provide palliative and end-of-life care via hospice to unfunded AIDS patients throughout Miami-Dade County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Less costly care for increasing number of AIDS patients residing in Miami-Dade through hospice services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$457,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

511

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants and Aids - Contracted Services                                                  ed Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Network Dade County Hospice

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$407,009

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$242,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000

Amount:

$407,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$457,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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:

Growing AIDS population.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/17/2001