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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #359 |
| West Florida Community Care Center (Milton) |
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| Requester: |
Gary Bembry |
Organization: |
CEO, West Florida Community Care Center |
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| Project Title: |
West Florida Community Care Center (Milton) |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 11:20:41 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Peaden |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| West Florida Community Care Center provides the lowest cost per diem of any state mental health hospital in Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
West Florida Community Care Center |
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Contact: |
Molly Nobles |
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5500 Stewart Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 572-6362 |
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Milton 32570 |
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| Counties: |
Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| 90-bed specialty mental health hospital with mission of treating patients and returning them to the community in a short time period, thus diverting more costly longer-term state hospital treatment. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Highest number of people who have shown improvement in psychiatric symtoms in state. Lowest cost per diem, shortest length of stay. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$750,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,700,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$457,500 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$750,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Waiting list, patients awaiting placment in acute care beds, patients diverted to Fl. State Hosp8it |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Escambia County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
