| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #446 | |||||||||
| Hospice Services/AIDS Care | |||||||||
| Requester: | Ian Viente GM/Mark Bailey | Organization: | VITAS Healthcare Corporation | ||||||
| Project Title: | Hospice Services/AIDS Care | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 11:28:15 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Prieguez | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Provides less costly unfunded AIDS patient care via comprehensive hospice services. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | VITAS Healthcare Corp. of Florida | Contact: | Ian Viente/Mark Bailey | ||||||
| 12515 N. Kendall Drive # 210 | Contact Phone: | (305) 275-9944 | |||||||
| Miami 33186 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To provide palliative an end of life care via hospice services to unfunded AIDS patients throughout Miami-Dade County. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increase number of patients provided hospice services residing in Miami-Dade at a lesser cost than within the traditional healthcare setting. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $479,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 544 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | AID to Local Governments?Grant AIDS | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $479,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $600,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $142,991 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002 | Amount: | $457,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $457,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Brown University study on cost effectiveness of Hospice Services | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||