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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2662 |
| New Parrish Family Health Care Center |
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| Requester: |
Mickey Presha |
Organization: |
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
New Parrish Family Health Care Center |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 8:36:26 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The need for access and availability to quality and affordable health care is a pressing need not only our county, but also our state and the nation as a whole. Manatee Rural Health Services, inc. is uniquely positioned to provide quality health care services to all persons regardless of their economic status. We are the only full service health care center (within approximately 10 miles) that serves both the insured and uninsured in the area. We are the only private health care provider in the area that offers a sliding fee scale for services to the uninsured. This expansion project will offer more capacity as well as additional health care services to meet the demands of growth in an already underserved area. |
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| Recipient: |
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc |
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Contact: |
Mickey Presha |
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12214 US HWY 301 North |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 776-4000 |
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Parrish 34219 |
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Contact email: |
frank.brunner@mcrhs.org |
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| Counties: |
DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The organization currently operates 17 Community Health Care Centers in Manatee, Sarasota, Desoto, and Hardee Counties. Manatee Rural Health Services currently serves an active patient base of over 52,000 people per year and provides over 200,000 patient encounters per year. This project allows the expansion of services such as ob/gyn, dental, pediatrics and Pharmacy services to an underserved area of the community. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. has purchased property in Parrish and construction is already underway. The expansion will provide 3 times the patient exam rooms and will provide more health care services. The anticipated outcomes include higher rate of immunizations, greater access to dental care, higher availability of affordable prescription drugs, and increased availability to OB/GNY services. This project will have a positive and significant impact on the community. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$350,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,500,000 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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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: |
Needs Assessment Survey in the Parrish area |
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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: |
Manatee Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
