| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1767 | |||||||||
| West Florida Community Care Center | |||||||||
| Requester: | Gary Bembry, CEO | Organization: | Lakeview Center | ||||||
| Project Title: | West Florida Community Care Center | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 12:20:19 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Peaden | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| WFCCC provides the lowest cost per diem of any state mental health hospitals in the state. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | West Florida Community Care Center | Contact: | Molly Nobles | ||||||
| 5500 Stewart St. | Contact Phone: | (850) 572-6362 | |||||||
| Milton 32570 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| 90 bed specialty mental health hospital with mission of treating patients and returning them to community in short period of time thus diverting costlier,longer term, state hospital treatment. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Highest number of people that have shown improvementin phychiatric symptoms in state. Lowest cost per diem. Shortest length of stay. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $750,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $4,700,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $457,500 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $750,000 | 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: | Continuous waiting list, patients in acute care beds awaiting placement. Some patients diverted | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Local Legislative delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2002 | ||||||||