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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2557 |
| Education & Training for Emergency Care Providers & First Responders |
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| Requester: |
Beth Brunner |
Organization: |
Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center (EMLRC) |
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| Project Title: |
Education & Training for Emergency Care Providers & First Responders |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 2:11:56 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The state of emergency readiness in Florida is a high priority for the government, legislature and the public. This project addresses the need for education and training for all emergency responders for daily emergencies and disasters which impact the total population. |
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| Recipient: |
Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center |
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Contact: |
Beth Brunner |
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3717 S. Conway Rd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 281-7396 |
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Orlando 32812 |
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Contact email: |
bbrunner@emlrc.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Education & training programs for continuing education of Florida�s emergency care providers and first responders. Funding will provide a statewide, uniform system for training for Florida- similar to the State Fire College model, but incorporating all sources of training, including but not limited to: onsite training; distance learning through technology; train-the-trainer sessions; and hands on training at the mobile simulation lab. Currently- though 80% of all 911 calls are health related, no statewide uniformed continuing education training is available for Florida�s first responders as it relates to the life saving health care they provide. Over 7 million people were cared for in Florida last year by Florida�s emergency care providers. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
emergency care providers and first responders respond to all natural disasters |
| If yes, which year? |
all |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Create a system of statewide, uniform training for Florida�s first responders as demonstrated through evaluation of skills/knowledge, similar to the State Fire College. EMLRC is a nationally accredited provider of physician, nurse, paramedic and EMT continuing medical education. EMLRC has significant competency for rural healthcare training and the ability to bring the training and technology to rural providers with the mobile simulation lab. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$6,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private, Federal |
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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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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007 |
Amount: |
$200,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$750,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations, see question 7 |
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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: |
Fl ED Crisis Report 2005; Fl Emergency Report Card; Inst of Medicine Crisis in Emergency Medicine |
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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 |
