Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2603 | |||||||||
| Helical Tomotherapy | |||||||||
| Requester: | Stephanie Howell | Organization: | Orlando Regional Healthcare | ||||||
| Project Title: | Helical Tomotherapy | Date Submitted | 1/16/2004 3:31:18 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Siplin | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The treatment of prostate cancer | |||||||||
| Recipient: | M.D. Anderson Hospital - Orlando | Contact: | Stephanie Howell | ||||||
| 1414 Kuhl Avenue | Contact Phone: | (321) 843-6023 | |||||||
| Orlando 32806 | Contact email: | stephhow@orhs.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Orange | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| These funds will assist in providing helical tomotherapy radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer in African-American men. African-American men have a higher incidense of prostate cancer thatn men of any other ethnic background. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The reduction of and eradication of prostate cancer among patients treated. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $250,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $250,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $250,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Statistics on the incidence of prostate cancer | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Orange County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/05/2003 | ||||||||