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Limited Renovation 1/2010 <br /> Short term space not contemplated for use for clinics <br /> Primarily for"unstacking" staff and supplies, and patient education <br /> Changed with the abandonment of Hillsborough Commons Project <br /> Board Recommendations for Dental Consolidation <br /> Based on efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery <br /> ➢Ideal is two full-time staff in two locations <br /> ➢By consolidating staff in one location, there are equipment savings and additional <br /> appointments available for patient convenience <br /> ➢Improved patient flow and ability to utilize more student help without compromising care <br /> Temporary decision until alternatives can be more fully explored for Southern Human <br /> Services <br /> Current Renovation Plan <br /> Basic renovation plan to address clinical needs for medical and dental for 10 years <br /> Accommodates requirements for ADA compliance, patient privacy, and adequate provision <br /> of medical and dental care <br /> Ensures that the health department will meet basic accreditation standards for facilities in <br /> 2012 <br /> Funding <br /> Projected cost of the 2012 Hillsborough Commons Project upfit for the health department <br /> space was 30,000 sq. ft. for a total of $5,250,000 (figures revised in 2008 did not include <br /> medical office upfit of $200/sq ft and did not include equipment); <br /> The current project includes estimates for both equipment and renovation <br /> Funds <br /> Medicaid cost settlement funds are federal funds, no county tax dollars <br /> Required to budget and spend these funds for programs that earned the funds <br /> Majority of the costs are associated with the medical clinic upfit not dental <br /> Cost settlement funds in addition to the capital allocation to replace dental equipment will pay <br /> for the entire project <br /> Dental earns approximately 10% of the cost settlement funds <br /> Commissioner Gordon made reference her questions to the staff and their answers. <br /> This handout was at the County Commissioners' places and is as follows: <br /> Agenda Questions - Dec. 14, 2010 - Item 7-b, Whitted Building <br /> (1) The background material for this agenda item states that "Currently no long term plan for <br /> health and dental clinic space exists." It also states that staff has worked to develop interim <br /> plans that, among other things, will anticipate and respond to the projected increase in needed <br /> services and that will support needed health and dental services for at least the next decade. <br /> Why isn't the County developing a long term plan for health and dental services, considering <br /> the pros and cons for various alternatives, before spending about $1.5 million for an alternative <br /> that is supposed to last for a decade? <br />