| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #479 | |||||||||
| Senior Health & Wellness Management | |||||||||
| Requester: | Allison Thall | Organization: | Leesburg Regional Medical Center | ||||||
| Project Title: | Senior Health & Wellness Management | Date Submitted | 1/13/2003 12:19:56 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Hugh Gibson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Improving health outcomes for senior and reducing health care costs for seniors. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Leesburg Regional Medical Center | Contact: | Richard Wooten, CEO | ||||||
| 600 East Dixie Avenue | Contact Phone: | (352) 323-5001 | |||||||
| Leesburg 34748 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Lake, Sumter | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Serving seniors with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, and osteoporosis by providing education and careful monitoring, including screening, testing, counseling and medication management. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Seniors in programs experience a dramatic reduction of serious complications from chronic diseases including the prevention of blindness & kidney failure in individuals with diabetes, reduction of heart attacks and strokes in individuals with elevated cholesterol levels, and increased fitness from exercise programs. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $100,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $100,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Dept. ElderAffairsdirectives/92% of seniors admitted w/acute illness haveat least 1chronic disease | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Lake County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/04/2002 | ||||||||