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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #949 |
| Miami Children's Hospital Pediatric Brain Tumor and Neurological Disease Institute |
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| Requester: |
Thomas M. Rozek |
Organization: |
Miami Childern Hospital |
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| Project Title: |
Miami Children's Hospital Pediatric Brain Tumor and Neurological Disease Institute |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2003 3:27:33 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Miami Children's Hospital would be Florida's first, specialized pediatric brain tumor and neurological disease institute, allowing children throughout the state to seek treatment within the state, rather than have to leave the state for such specialized treatment. |
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| Recipient: |
Miami Childern's Hospital |
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Contact: |
Marco Paredes or Sarah Marrero |
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3100 SW 62nd Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 663-6821 |
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Miami 33155 |
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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: |
| Brain tumors are the #1 cause of childhood cancer deaths in our country today. The incidence of brain tumors is on the rise, especially in Florida. Forty percent of children diagnosed with a brain tumor do not survive after five years beyond diagnosis. Miami Children's Hospital is committed to providing the most effective and least invasive surgical procedures possible to children in order to increase their survival rates and improve their quality of life. Florida has an opportunity to maximize on the existing collaboration between leading physicians and scientists in the nation who have come together to facilitate the establishment of an internationally recognized, comprehensive pediatric brain tumor center. At the core of the Pediatric Brain institute would be a powerful new tool for treating brain cancer: the Intraoperative MRI. The institute offers care for a broad array of neurological disorders afflicting children and their families. |
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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: |
| Children throughout the state will benefit from a specialized pediatric brain tumor and neurological disease institute which provides less invasive operative procedures thus possibly decreasing mortality rates in children afflicted with such disorders and increasing their quality of life.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$12,000,000 |
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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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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$3,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The high mortality rate of children with Brain Tumors. |
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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 County Legislative Delagation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/04/2002 |
