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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #653 |
| Hospice Services/AIDS Care Miami Dade |
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| Requester: |
Ian Viente and Mark Bailey |
Organization: |
VITAS Healthcare Corporation |
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| Project Title: |
Hospice Services/AIDS Care Miami Dade |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 6:05:47 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides less costly unfunded AIDS patient care via comprehensive hospice services |
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| Recipient: |
VITAS Healthcare Corp. of FL |
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Contact: |
Ian Vienta and Mark Bailey - A |
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12515 N. Kendall Drive #210 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 275-9944 |
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Miami 33186 |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| To provide palliative and end of life care via hospice services to unfunded AIDS patients throughout Miami Dade County |
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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: |
| Less costly care for AIDS patienMiami Dade County |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$479,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$142,991 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002 |
Amount: |
$457,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$479,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
Brown University Study on Cost Effectiveness of Hospice Services |
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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: |
Miami Dade Legislative Delegatgion |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2002 |
