| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2547 | |||||||||
| Homestead Indiggent Care Project | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mel Morgenstern | Organization: | Homestead Area Indigent Care Foundation (HAICF) | ||||||
| Project Title: | Homestead Indiggent Care Project | Date Submitted | 1/16/2004 3:10:26 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bullard | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Permanent mitigation of the expense of healthcare for Florida's indigent population principally though the use of private resources. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Homestead Area Indigent Care Foundation | Contact: | John Adams | ||||||
| 1320 South Dixie Highway, Suite 1275 | Contact Phone: | (305) 251-2203 | |||||||
| Coral Gables 33146 | Contact email: | grantfunds@aol.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Establishment of a permanent, self-sufficient fund to offset the ongoing costs of providing health care to the large indigent population in the Homestead/Florida City service area. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Significant increase in the number of indigent persons to whom health care is provided; est. $3.5 million in leveraged private support; mitigation in annual cost of indigent care; reduction in costs to the State. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $5,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $3,500,000 | In-kind Amount | $120,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Numerous studies, State assessments, census statistics, local planning documents | ||||||||
| 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: | 11/26/2003 | ||||||||