Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2057FY0001

Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Omar Franco

Organization:

University of Miami School of Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 11:41:21 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Debby Sanderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

provides a liver and gastro-intestinal transplantation service in pediatrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

University of Miami/University of Florida

Contact:

Omar Franco

 

1600 NW 10 Avenue

Contact Phone:

(305) 243-5935

 

 

Miami 33165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Alachua, Broward, Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide liver and gastro-intestinal transplantation, pre-operative evaluation to screen from transplantation, post operative care which is life-long, and maintenance of the immunosuppressive drugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

In the year 2000, there were 37 liver and small bowel transplantations with a survival rate of 90 percent.  There are approximately 20 pediatric patients on the current waiting list and approximately 15 more that are clinically eligible for transplantation but are not financially cleared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$600,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$500,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$600,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

attachments to follow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

1/17/01