Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #114
North Miami Beach Medical Center/Opa Locka Outreach
Requester:		Eileen Ramsaran, M.D.			Organization:		North Miami Beach Medical Center
Project Title:		North Miami Beach Medical Center/Opa Locka Outreach			Date Submitted		1/13/2004 5:47:21 PM
Sponsors:		Wilson
Statewide Interest:
Increase access for primary health care to uninsured and low income individuals.
Recipient:		North Miami Beach Medical Center			Contact:		Eileen Ramsaran, M.D.
		13250 N.W. 28th Avenue, Suite 100			Contact Phone:		(305) 681-1050
		Opa Locka, Florida 33054			Contact email:
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
To provide Primary Care Medical Services, free of charge, to low income persons without health insurance: Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Geriatrics, and Preventive Medicine.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Service will be provided to 1000 recipients, thus improving health status of community served.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$200,000
Total cost of the project:			$294,929
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Private
	Cash Amount		$			In-kind Amount		$94,929
Was this project previously funded by the state?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$200,000		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:		Studies on problems of the uninsured and health disparity studies.
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
	Hearing Meeting Date:			12/03/2003