Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3094FY0001

Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Omar Franco

Organization:

University of Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 3:26:16 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Rene Garcia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Provides liver and gastro-intestinal transplantation services in pediatrics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Unversity of Miami

Contact:

Omar Franco

 

1600 NW 10 Avenue

Contact Phone:

(305) 243-5935

 

 

Miami 33165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To provide liver and gastro-intestinal transplantation.

To provide pre-operative evaluation to screen for transplantation.

To provide post-operative which is life long.

The maintenance of immunosuppresive drugs are lifelong and very costly.

The prognoses of the pediatric liver transplant patients are very good; the most common disease/abnormality is biliary atresia and short gut syndrome that are very successful by providing transplantation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

In the year 2000 there were 37 liver and small bowel transplantations.

Survival Rate: 90 Percent

There are approximately 20 pediatric on the current waiting list and approximately 15 more that are clinically eligible for tranplantation but are not financially cleared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$600,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$600,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001

Amount:

$500,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$600,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Documentation Upon Request

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/17/01