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CBIRS Request 1235
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1235
Florida Keys Community Health Center
 
Requester: Keith Douglass Organization: Rural Health Network of Monroe County
 
Project Title: Florida Keys Community Health Center Date Submitted 1/10/2006 2:26:52 PM
 
Sponsors: Bullard
 
Statewide Interest:
The Rural Health Network, D.B.A. The Florida Keys Community Health Center provides primary medical and dental services to the uninsured.
 
Recipient: Rural Health Network of Monroe County   Contact: Keith Douglass  
  Post Office Box 4966   Contact Phone: (305) 289-8922  
  Key West 33041   Contact email: kdouglass@rhnmc.org
 
Counties: Monroe
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Funding would assist the Florida Keys Community Health Center to provide basic primary medical and dental care such as wound care, examinations, medicines, lab work, and fillings.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? Yes
If yes, which declared disaster? However, The Florida Keys Community Health Center supplied services to recent Hurricane Wilma victims.
If yes, which year? 2005
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Funding will allow the Florida Keys Community Health Center to serve 5800 uninsured residents of the Florida Keys.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $200,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,237,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private, Federal
  Cash Amount $400,000   In-kind Amount $160,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $200,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Florida Health Insurance Study 2004 - AHCA, Health Council of South FL Report to Monroe County 2003
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, all local municipalities
  Hearing Meeting Date: 09/07/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No