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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2953 |
| Zellwood Health Facility |
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| Requester: |
Richard T. Crotty |
Organization: |
Orange County Chairman |
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| Project Title: |
Zellwood Health Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 3:56:48 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Webster |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Creation of a primary care clinic serving the community's uninsured who currently do not have access to care. |
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| Recipient: |
Orange County Government |
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Contact: |
Pete Clarke, Deputy Director, Orange Co Health & Familiy |
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201 South Rosalind Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(408) 836-7510 |
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Orlando 32801 |
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Contact email: |
pete.clarke@ocfl.net |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Creation of a primary care clinic serving the community's uninsured who are currently without care. This leads to inappropriate ER use, EMS back-ups and a strain on working families without coverage. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This site will serve 5,000-6,000 patients based on recent experience in creating access to care. Pre-natal care, pediatrics, pharmacy services and other ancillary services will be provided. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$300,000 |
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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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No |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Florida Hospital Associations report on the uninsured and verified by a study conducted by USF |
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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: |
Orange County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/20/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
