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CBIRS Request 2309
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2309
Sacred Heart Children's Research and Teaching Facility
 
Requester: Peter Heckathorn, Executive Vi Organization: Sacred Heart Health System
 
Project Title: Sacred Heart Children's Research and Teaching Facility Date Submitted 1/12/2006 12:29:40 PM
 
Sponsors: Peaden
 
Statewide Interest:
It's a local capital initiative that will help train new doctors to find treatments and possible cures for childhood diseases while contributing to economic development in Pensacola.
 
Recipient: Sacred Heart Health System   Contact: Peter Heckathorn  
  5151 N. Ninth Avenue, P.O. Box 2700   Contact Phone: (850) 416-6204  
  Pensacola 32513   Contact email: pheckath@shhpens.org
 
Counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Sacred Heart Children's Research and Teaching Facility will dramatically expand the number of children Sacred Heart Hospital is able to serve, will increase the number of residency programs available to medical students, and ensure that doctors and patients have the latest information in childhood disease diagnosis and treatment.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
State of the art training for doctors in childhood diseases as well as the addition of hundreds of jobs to the Pensacola area. The new facilit will generate 400 new jobs, creating a direct economic impact of $18 million per year.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $2,500,000
 
Total cost of the project: $10,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
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?   No
 
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: FEMA's designation of Sacred Heart as a critical priority for restarting the economy after "Ivan"
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Northwest Florida Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 11/28/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No