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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #887 |
| Senior Health & Wellness Management |
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| Requester: |
Allison Thall |
Organization: |
Leesburg Regional Medical Center |
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| Project Title: |
Senior Health & Wellness Management |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 9:58:58 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Cowin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improving health outcomes for senior and reducing health care costs for seniors. |
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| Recipient: |
Leesburg Regional Medical Center |
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Contact: |
Richard Wooten, CEO |
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600 East Dixie Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 323-5001 |
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Leesburg 34748 |
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| Counties: |
Lake, Sumter |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Serving seniors with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, and osteoporosis by providing education and careful monitoring, including screening, testing, counseling and medication management. |
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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: |
| Seniors in programs experience a dramatic reduction of serious complications from chronic diseases including the prevention of blindness & kidney failure in individuals with diabetes, reduction of heart attacks and strokes in individuals with elevated cholesterol levels, and increased fitness from exercise programs. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$300,000 |
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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 |
$200,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$100,000 |
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: |
Dept. ElderAffairsdirectives/92% seniors admitted w/acute illness have 1chronic disease 69% have 2 |
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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: |
Lake County Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/04/2002 |
