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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1309 |
| HIV/AIDS |
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| Requester: |
Will Trower, CEO/President |
Organization: |
North Broward Hospital District |
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| Project Title: |
HIV/AIDS |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 11:19:08 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improvement in the quality and accessibility of HIV care and health outcomes for AIDS patients in Broward County. Equalization of access and quality of care for patients in Broward as compared to Miami-Dade. Decrease in health care costs due to an anticipated decerease in HIV related admissions and re-admissions in the hospital for AIDS patients. Reduction in cost to taxpayers due to improved health status. Improvement in status of health for patients also affords them the opportunity to more readily hold gainful employment and contribute to the community. |
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| Recipient: |
North Broward Hospital District |
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Contact: |
Charlotte Mather |
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303 Southeast 17th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 355-5180 |
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Fort Lauderdale 33316 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project has been funded every year since 1999. The funds will be used again to provide additional staff and staff hours to serve HIV/AIDS patients, as well as to pay for counseling and education of patients, referral, follow-up, screening, nutritional assessment and case management, ambulatory care, including: medical exams, immune system evaluation, diagnosis, referral and treatment. Laboratory tests, primary and specialist medical care, radiology and pharmacy services, emergency and in-patient care are also included. A minimum of 200 additonial HIV patients each year will be served because of this initiative. Public benefits include better health care outcomes including reduced mortality, decreased hospitalization and decreased visits to emergency departments. Because people who receive the combination highly active antiretroviral thereapy (HAART) are less likely to transmit HIV to their babies, spouses and sex partners; the project will help control the future HIV epidemic.
The Broward County Epedimiology report 7/1/97-12/31/01 and the most recent updated report from 1/2001 to 12/2003 shows the highest concentration of HIV and AIDS cases is found in Zip Code 33311, which includes part of the city of Ft. Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderhill and Lauderdale Lakes in our service area. The majority of residents in the zip code area are black, and statistics show that since 1997 the majority of AIDS cases reported in Broward County have been blacks. The Comprehensive Care Center is located in the 33311 zip code to provide these patients access to care. Unfortunately when these patients finally access the health care system they have already had an opportunistic infection. The goal is to reach them before they develop AIDS, therefore funds are needed to recruit and maintain a culturally appropriate team of outreach workers representative of the target population and qualified to negotiate the cultural barriers so to get people tested for HIV and to get them into care.
This project's goals are consistent with the Department of Health's mission and goals, and help to achieve the department's performance outcomes as specified in Agency Strategic Plans or Performance-Based Program budgeting. Treatment provided by the project helps to improve the health of the population, reducing future HIV transmission. Some of the major responsiblities/priority issues outlined by the Department of Health are to: "prevent and treat infectious diseases of public health significance" and to "facilitate the placement of health care providers in medically underserved areas". These major responsibilities are all fulfilled in this project request. In addition, the Department of Health has made it a priority to respond to disparities in racial and ethnic outcomes. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improvement in the health outcomes for AIDS patients in Broward County as well as a decrease in hostpital admissions and re-admissions for AIDS patients and a decrease in the cost per case. Better access to primary and specialty care. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$222,600 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$460,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$234,000 |
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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: |
$180,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$222,600 |
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: |
North Broward Hospital District patient data, Broward County data, DOH, HIV/AIDS surveillance report |
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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: |
It will be heard in front of North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/26/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
