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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1243 |
| UF Archer Rural Family Health Clinic |
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| Requester: |
Dean Kathy Long |
Organization: |
UF College of Nursing |
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| Project Title: |
UF Archer Rural Family Health Clinic |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 4:28:37 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| In 2004, 2,100 patient visits were provided for these poor FL residents who have no access to primary care. With the expansion of the rural health clinic, an additional number of patients could be seen by nurse practitioners at a huge cost savings to the state - up to a 150% increase of primary care visits. Without the services of the clinic, these patients would wait until they are sicker and would present at the nearest hospital at a much higher cost to the state. Preventive care is a cost saving to the state versus acute care. |
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| Recipient: |
UF College of Nursing |
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Contact: |
Kathleen Ann Long, PhD, APRN, FAAN |
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101 South Newell Drive, HPNP |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 273-6324 |
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Gainesville 32611 |
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Contact email: |
longka@nursing.ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
Alachua |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This funding would allow the purchase of a modular building or $450,000 to house the clinic and would allow the expansion of this rural health clinic, which serves over 6 rural, medically underserved counties, and which provides primary care to some of the poorest residents in North Central Florida - Alachua, Levy, Dixie, Gilchrist, Marion, and Putnam Counties. These residents have no access to primary health care, except for this rural family health clinic. In these counties, 43% of all households earn less than $25,000 per year; 16% of residents have annual incomes less than 100% of the povery level; 70% of children are in free/reduced lunch program at school. A majority of patients at the clinic are the working poor, are unemployed or underemployed, and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid - 67% are white; 22% African-American; and 10% Hispanic. Most patients lack reliable private transportation and there is no public transportation. In 2004, Archer clinic nurse practitioners and nursing students provided over 2,100 patient visits. Most patients seen at the clinic have an urgent health care need. Archer Clinic expansion will increase the number of primary care visits by 15%. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| In 2004, Archer Clinic nurse practitioners and nursing students provided over 2,100 patient visits. Most patients seen at the clinic have an urgent health care need. Archer Clinic expansion will increase the number of primary care visits by 150%. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$530,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$530,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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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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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$145,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$530,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
Health Planning Council data; local needs assessment |
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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: |
Alachua County Legislative delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/15/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
