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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 26, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. _%-e- <br />SUBJECT: Grant Request from Duke Health Community Care, Inc. to Assist in Purchase <br />of Emergency Generator <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1/21/04 Letter from Helen Poole <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, ext, 2300 <br />Helen Poole, DHCC, 620-3853 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To request approval of grant funding in the amount of $10,000 towards the <br />purchase of an emergency generator for the Duke Community Hospice Inpatient Care facility <br />located in the Meadowland business park, Hillsborough, <br />BACKGROUND: Helen Poole, Director of Major Gifts, Marketing & Development for DHCC, <br />appeared before the BOCC_in the fall of 2003 to present a request from Duke Health <br />Community Care, Inc. (DHCC) for a grant contribution in the amount of $10,000 towards the <br />purchase of an emergency generator to provide electrical back-up for its Hillsborough facility. <br />(See Attachment A) County management staff has met with Ms. Poole since the BOCC <br />presentation in the fall to learn more about the facility's business relationship with Duke <br />University Health System and the status of its fundraising efforts. <br />The total projected cost is $170,000 (inclusive of the generator, wiring, and installation), of <br />which approximately $100,000 has been raised through donated equipment, supplies, and labor <br />from the Duke Engineering Department, Bryant Industries, and other corporate donors. An <br />additional $48,500 has been secured through foundations and private individuals, leaving a <br />balance remaining of $21,500. Fund raising efforts remain underway and Ms. Poole is very <br />optimistic that the goal will soon be achieved. <br />Duke Health Community Care, Inc. is governed by a Board of Directors and, while a member of <br />the Duke University Health System, is its own separate 501.c.3, non-profit entity and <br />responsible for its own fund development and business and financial operations. Duke <br />community hospices services include adult hospice care in the private home, long-term care <br />facilities, and its six-bed inpatient facility located in Hillsborough. The generator is specifically <br />requested for its six-bed inpatient facility in Hillsborough.