Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1369
Hospice Services/AIDS Care Miami Dade
Requester:		Brian Payne and Mark Bailey			Organization:		VITAS Healthcare Corporation
Project Title:		Hospice Services/AIDS Care Miami Dade			Date Submitted		1/15/2004 6:36:25 PM
Sponsors:		Villalobos, Wilson
Statewide Interest:
Provides less costly unfunded AIDS patient care via comprehensive hospice services
Recipient:		VITAS Healthcare Corp. of FL			Contact:		Brian Payne, Mark Bailey, And
		12515 N. Kendall Drive #210			Contact Phone:		(305) 275-9944
		Miami 33186			Contact email:		mark.bailey@vitas.com
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
To provide palliative and end of life care via hospice services to unfunded AIDS patients throughout Miami Dade County.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Less costly comprehensive hospice care for AIDS patients within Miami-Dade County.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$407,000
Total cost of the project:			$600,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Private
	Cash Amount		$142,991
Was this project previously funded by the state?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2003		Amount:		$407,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$409,000		To Fund:		Operations
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:		Dept. of Health statistics of the number of people suffering from AIDS
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 Delegatgion
	Hearing Meeting Date:			12/03/2003