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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2665 |
| Medical Laboratory Assistance Program |
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| Requester: |
Mickey Presha |
Organization: |
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Medical Laboratory Assistance Program |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 8:34:45 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| 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. Many of our patients are uninsured an have no payment method for office visits, medications, or diagnostic testing. Proper diagnosis through medical labs will enable clients to pay for treatment rather than diagnosis. |
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| Recipient: |
Mickey Presha |
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Contact: |
Mickey Preshea |
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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, Hernando, 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. The funding spent by Manatee Rural Health Services on diagnostic expenses could be diverted to assist in providing patient treatment strategies such as medicines, pharmaceuticals, and therapies. Any resources provided for the cost of unfunded labs would free up monies for the treatment of patients. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Resources will be diverted from diagnostic services to treatment, wellness, and preventive health care services. The project impact will be a higher rate of successful treatment and a healthier patient base. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$125,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$150,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$125,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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 and Assessment Surveys |
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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: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
