Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1541 Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital
Requester:	Dennis Markos		Organization:		Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital
Project Title:	Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 9:31:35 AM
District Member:	Richard Mitchell		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Baker
Recipient:	Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital		Contact:		Dennis Markos
	Third Street		Contact Phone:		(904) 259-3151
	Macclenny 32063
Project Description:
Appropriation to help offset debt service on revenue bonds for construction of replacement medical diagnostic and treatment center.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Present center is old and inefficient. Indigent care is high percentage of hospital's patient mix, 32% uncompensated. Non-profit Ed Fraser is a statutorally rural hospital.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
A new, working hospital will result from the full debt service.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$2,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$9,738,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$1,555,984
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:	$650,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Consistently underfunded service to indigent population in rural setting.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Baker County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	11/12/1998