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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1748 |
| Children's Heart Center at St. Joseph's |
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| Requester: |
Michael D. Aubin |
Organization: |
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa |
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| Project Title: |
Children's Heart Center at St. Joseph's |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 2:38:06 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| St. Joseph's Children's Heart Center has received patients from 32 counties across Florida. It is nationally known as a comprehensive center for children with single ventricle heart disease. The success rate for diagnosis and treatment of complex cardiac conditions exceeds that of larger well-known centers around the country. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital |
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Contact: |
Michael Aubin |
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301 W MLK Blvd |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 554-8264 |
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Tampa 33607 |
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Contact email: |
mike.aubin@baycare.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| St. Joseph's Children's Heart Center is a regional source for pediatric cardiac patients with a demonstrated success rate comparable to nationally known centers. The current project would allow the development of pediatric surgical suites necessary to provide life-saving procedures for this expanding population. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increase service availability to the growing population in the State of Florida with a continued survival rate of 99% (up to 30 days after surgery) and 96.4% long-term survival. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$6,500,000 |
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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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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: |
Population growth in relation to availability of pediatric cardiac medical treatment capacity |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
