Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #42FY0102

North Broward Hospital District HIV/AIDS

Requester:

Wil Trower

Organization:

North Broward Hospital District

Project Title:

North Broward Hospital District HIV/AIDS

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 3:52:19 PM

Sponsors:

M. Mandy Dawson

Statewide Interest:

Improvement in the quality and accessibility of HIV care and health outcomes for AIDS patients in Broward County.� Equalization of access and quality of care for patients in Broward as compared to Miami-Dade.� Decrease in health care costs due to an anticipated decrease in HIV related admissions and re-admissions in the hospital for AIDS patients.� Reduction in cost to taxpayers due to improved health status.� Improvement in status of health for patients also affords them the opportunity to more readily hold gainful employment and contribute to the community.

Recipient:

North Broward Hospital District

Contact:

Wil Trower

303 SE 17th Street

Contact Phone:

(954) 355-5100

Fort Lauderdale 33316

Counties:

Broward

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

This project was funded in 1999 and 2000 as well.� The funds will be used once again to provide additional staff and staff hours to serve HIV/AIDS patients as well as to pay for counseling and education of patients, referral, follow-up, screening, nutritional assessment and case management, ambulatory care, including: medical exams, immune system evalution, diagnosis, referral and treatment.� Laboratory tests, primary and specialist medical care, radiology and pharmacy services, emergency and inpatient care are also included.� We anticipate that a minimum of 200 additional HIV patients each year will be served because of this initiative.� Public benefits include better health care outcomes including reduced mortality, decreased hospitalization and decreased visits to emergency departments.� Because people who receive combination highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are less like to transmit HIV to their babies, spouses and sex partners; the project will help control the future HIV epidemic.

This project's goals are consistent with the Department of Health's mission and goals, and will help achieve the department's performance outcomes as specified in Agency Strategic Plans or Performance-Based Program Budgeting.� Treatment provided by the project helps to improve the health of the popultion, reducing further HIV transmission.� Some of the major responsibilities/priority issues outlined by the Department of Health are to:� "prevent and teat infectionus diseases of public health significance" and to "facilitate the� placement of health care providers in medically underserved areas."� These major responsibilities are all fulfilled in this project request.� In addition, the Department of Health has made it a priority to respond to disparities in racial and ethnic outcomes.� HIV/AIDS is also listed as one of the outcomes that it mentions in its 2000-2001 Health Initiatives statement.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Improvement in the health outcomes for AIDS patients in Broward County as well as a decrease in hospital admissions and re-admissions for AIDS patients and a decrease in the cost per case.� Better access to primary and specialty care.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

Total cost of the project:

$417,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$217,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$200,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$200,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Recurring Operations

Will this be an annual request?

Yes

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:

N. Broward Hospital District patient data.� Broward County data.� DOH HIV/AIDS surveillance reports.

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners

Meeting Date:

8/27/2001