Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1986FY0102

Hospice Services - Miami Dade County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dwayne Ostrom

Organization:

Vitas Healthcare Corp. of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Hospice Services - Miami Dade County

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 6:47:08 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Rafael Arza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides less costly care via comprehensive hospice services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Vitas Healthcare Corp of Florida

 

Contact:

Dwayne Ostrom

 

 

12515 N. Kendall Dr. Ste. 210

 

Contact Phone:

(954) 704-2050

 

 

 

Miami 33186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To provide palliative and end-of life care via hospice to unfunded AIDS patients throughout Miami-Dade County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase number of patients provided for hospice care residing in Miami-Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$479,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Private

 

 

Cash Amount:

$242,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001

Amount:

$407,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$479,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Hospice Funding: Unfunded AIDS patient care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

10/5/2001