| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1597 | |||||||||
| Taft & Zellwood Health Facilities | |||||||||
| Requester: | Richard T, Crotty, Orange Coun | Organization: | Orange County Board of County Commissioners | ||||||
| Project Title: | Taft & Zellwood Health Facilities | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 4:08:32 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Siplin | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Creation of two primary care clinics serving the community's uninsured who currently do not have access to primary care services. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Orange County Government | Contact: | Pete Clarke, Deputy Director, | ||||||
| 201 South Rosalind Avenue; P O Box 1393 | Contact Phone: | (407) 836-7510 | |||||||
| Orlando 328011393 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Orange | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Creation of two primary care clinics serving the community's uninsured who are currently without healthcare. Uninsured residents who do not have healthcare or a primary care center to access often use the local emergency rooms for primary care, which leads to EMS back-ups and a strain on working families without coverage. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Each clinic site will serve 5,000 to 6,000 patients annually based on recent experience in creating access to care through other Countywide clincis. Pre-natal care, pediatrics, pharmacy services and other anciliary services will be provided. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $3,400,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $3,700,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 1998 | Amount: | $300,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| 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? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Primary Care Clinics Supporting Documentation | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Orange County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2002 | ||||||||