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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #597 |
| Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center |
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| Requester: |
Jim Nathan |
Organization: |
Lee Memorial Health Systems |
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| Project Title: |
Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 1:13:14 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Increasing affordable healthcare access to high risk pregnant mothers and newborns in SW Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
Lee Memorial Health Systems |
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Contact: |
Mike Ellis |
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PO Box 2218 |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 432-3237 |
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Fort Myers 33902 |
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| Counties: |
Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Lee Memorial Health Systems operates one of Florida's eleven Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers as part of the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida at HealthPark Florida. They are requesting assistance from the State of Florida in the amount of $180,000 so that they can continue to provide high-risk care to expectant mothers and newborns. |
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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: |
| Provide high-risk medical care to expectant mothers and newborns. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$180,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$930,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$750,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2000-01 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Health, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Lee Memorial Health Systems has the only RPICC for the counties between Tampa & Miami. |
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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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Unknown |
