Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #218
Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine Expansion
Requester:		Robert L. Yates			Organization:		Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine
Project Title:		Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine Expansion			Date Submitted		1/12/2004 2:31:41 PM
Sponsors:		Dockery
Statewide Interest:
Expansion of healthcare services to uninsured citizens.
Recipient:		Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine			Contact:		Ed Wardle
		1021 Lakeland Hills Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(863) 688-5846
		Lakeland 33805			Contact email:		ed.wardle@lvim.net
Counties:		Polk
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Expansion of healthcare services to 2000 additional uninsured persons bringing LVIM to 10,000 enrolled patients.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
2,000 new uninsured persons will access primary healthcare
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$492,400
Total cost of the project:			$492,400
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?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$492,400		To Fund:		Operations
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		Kaiser Commission, West Central Florida Health Council and others
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:			Governor's task force for the uninsured
	Hearing Meeting Date:			11/17/2003