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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #563 |
| Sun Coast Family Care Center - Pinellas |
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| Requester: |
Darrell Lentz |
Organization: |
Sun Coast Hospital |
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| Project Title: |
Sun Coast Family Care Center - Pinellas |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 9:15:15 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Krug Health Center and Sun Coast Family Care Center are a major source of primary care ambulatory services to the indigent, those without health insurance, and to the underserved population in Pinellas County. Over 63% of the patients seen at both clinics are from the indigent/Medicaid population, including MediKids and patients without health insurance. The clinics provide a sliding scale, discounted fee schedule for those without health insurance, based on income level and number of dependents.
In the pediatric unit alone, 87% of the patients are beneficiaries of Medicaid, MediKids or pay a sliding scale discounted fee.
Primary care services are provided to all age groups including; screening, diagnosis and treatment, prevention, education, counseling at risk behavior, prevention of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, family planning and HIV counseling; community education with emphasis on chronic diseases; providing medical services for target populations such as pre-natal, well-baby and pediatric care. Interagency referrals will provide patient access to Pinellas County Health Department services including Healthy Start, WIC, Dental, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program.
Provision of these services lowers utilization of acute care services and minimizes hospitalizations, thereby decreasing health care costs to the state. |
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| Recipient: |
Sun Coast Hospital |
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Contact: |
Kenneth Kniaz |
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2025 Indian Rocks Rd |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 586-7103 |
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Largo 33774 |
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Contact email: |
kkniaz@mail.uhc.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: |
| Over 63% of the patients seen at both ambulatory care settings, Sun Coast Family Care Center and Krug Health Center, are derived from the indigent/Medicaid population, including MediKids/Healthy Kids and patients without health insurance. The clinics provide a sliding scale, discounted fee schedule for those without health insurance, based on income level and number of dependents.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The project will: (1) Significantly reduce medical expenses throughout the health care delivery system through the delivering of cost effective primary care services, prevention, education and counseling at risk behavior; (2) will ensure financial viability and enable physicians to see over 7,000 patient visits in 2008-2009. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$200,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$25,000 |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
