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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #351 |
| Breath of Life Birth Center |
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| Requester: |
Sol Pitchon, MA |
Organization: |
Pregnancy Center of Pinellas County |
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| Project Title: |
Breath of Life Birth Center |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2006 10:53:57 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Maternal and Child Health |
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| Recipient: |
Pregnancy Center of Pinellas County |
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Contact: |
Glenda Pearson |
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8001 66th Street N |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 545-8100 |
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Pinellas Park 33781 |
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Contact email: |
glendapearson@pregctr.net |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This project will provide a continuum of care for the Pregnancy Center's "at risk" clients (ages 15-34 uninsured and underserved)and for the community at large. Teens and young women will be encouraged to be partners in early prenatal care and in making birth plans for healthy maternal and infant outcomes. Care will be holistic in nature, preventative in focus and will provide an opportunity for families to become active participants. In addition, the home-like environment will offer prenatal education, sonography, doula services, water births and interference. The birth center will provide a safe, comfortable cost-effective environment for those births. It will be a licensed and insured free-standing 5000 sqaure foot facility with affiliation to physicians and hospitals in the area. A licesnsed qualified staff, operating within the limits of midwifery practice will provide professional antepartum and postpartum care. It is anticipated that the services will be effective in improving maternal and infant health outcomes for Pinellas County. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Decrease in infant death, disability and disease due to low birth weights.
Decrease in cesarean section rates. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$575,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$967,050 |
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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 |
$78,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$392,050 |
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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? |
No |
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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: |
Pinellas County Legislative Delegation Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/01/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
