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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1610 |
| New Emergency Department |
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| Requester: |
William Ulbricht, President |
Organization: |
St. Anthony�s Health Care |
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| Project Title: |
New Emergency Department |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 9:32:39 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The new Emergency Department project will provide additional capacity and access for Emergency patients regardless of their ability to pay. The State continues to see increased use of ERs. As the only hospital based Baker Act receiving facility in South Pinellas, it will provide for improved access and treatment of behavioral health patients. The enhanced capacity and design of the ER will be better positioned to handle mass influx of patients due to natural or man-made disasters. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Anthony�s Health Care |
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Contact: |
William Ulbricht |
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1200 7th Ave. North |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 825-1074 |
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St. Petersburg 33705 |
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Contact email: |
bill.ulbricht@baycare.org |
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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: |
| St. Anthony�s current Emergency Department is too small for the community need, outdated due to the lack of private rooms for patient satisfaction and confidentiality, and setup poorly to provide optimal patient care for psychiatric patients. We plan to create a new ED that has 50% more patient bed capacity with all private rooms that will provide a much better environment for patient care and clinical outcomes. The space will also include a specialized area for intake of both medical and non-medical psychiatric patients. Also in this project, we plan to build in components that would allow the ED to handle a mass influx of patients due to a community disaster. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved clinical outcomes for patient�s health; Improved Patient Satisfaction through private rooms and focus on family/friends that accompany them; Improved capability to properly handle Psychiatric patients; Decrease Divert hours for ED; Increased capacity to handle large patient influx or mass casualty incidents. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$650,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$25,000,000 |
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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 |
$21,850,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$2,500,000 |
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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: |
Florida Public Health and Medical Preparedness Strategic Plan 2007-2010. |
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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 |
