Community Budget
Issue Requests - Tracking Id #731 Gulf Pines Hospital Renovation - Gulf County |
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Requester: |
Gulf Pines Hospital Gulf Pines Hospital |
Organization: |
Gulf Pines Hospital |
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Project Title: |
Gulf Pines Hospital Renovation - Gulf County |
Date Submitted: |
01/24/2000 10:28:44 AM |
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District Member: |
Pat Thomas |
Service Area: |
County |
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Counties Affected: |
Gulf |
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Recipient: |
Gulf Pines Hospital |
Contact: |
Herbert Steeley |
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102 20th Street |
Contact Phone: |
(850) 227-1122 |
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Port St. Joe 32456 |
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Project Description: |
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Because Gulf County has the highest percentage of unemployed persons in the State of FLorida (13%), both the percentage of uncompensated emergency room care provided by Gulf Pines Hospital and the demands on the emergency room are growing. This statutory rural hospital, the largest private employer in Gulf County at this time (132 employees), is the only 24-hour acute and emergency care hospital within the county. It is at least a one hour drive to the comprehensive acute care hospitals in Panama City. If Tyndall AFB has place a roadblock on US Highway 98 for any reason (a fairly common occurence during military training exercises), this hospital is the only lifeline for the county. The hospital's capabilities are being severely stretched in the current economic crisis facing Gulf County. Additional emergency treatment rooms need to be completely updated and equipped with the essentials for quality emergency care. The hospital is also in need of a new roof. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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(This project is in the Governor's Area of Economic Critical Concern). Quality community based acute and emergency room and hospital care will remain available to an isolated area with severe economic difficulties. As we begin to experience a turn around in the economic forecast for Gulf County, it is anticipated that a major part of the recovery will consist of a broadened tourist trade. With the influx of more people into the area and extremely limited ingress and egress into Gulf County (basically one road in and one road away from the beach areas with that western road running through Tyndall AFB and totally controlled by the US Dept of Defense), necessary health and safety concerns must be met in the IMMEDIATE local area. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Updated equipment and a safe environment will serve the needs of the county's only hospital. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$907,493 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$1,647,493 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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Yes |
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Cash Amount: |
$750,000 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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No |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Unemployment rate of county, rising cost of indigent and charity care, hospital budget |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
No |
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