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COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - I. PROJECT ABSTRACT CARIDAD INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND PURCHASE OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VISION EQUIPMENT 8645 W BOYNTON BEACH BLVD., BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33472 JEFFREY CHAPMAN, PROJECT DIRECTOR, 561-853-1624, JCHAPMAN@CARIDAD.ORG, WWW.CARIDAD.ORG CARIDAD CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES, AND MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY (PBC) RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, UNINSURED, AND UNABLE TO OBTAIN THESE SERVICES ELSEWHERE. CARIDAD'S REACH IS BROAD, SERVING 20,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. ALMOST 20% OF PBC’S BLACK AND HISPANIC ADULT POPULATIONS LIVE IN POVERTY AND RECEIVE DIRECT SERVICES FROM CARIDAD. WE HAVE A LEAN BUDGET, WITH 90% OF OUR EXPENSES GOING TOWARDS DIRECT SERVICES. THE $1,150,000 REQUEST IS FOR ESSENTIAL CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. WE NEED TO REPLACE THE AGING ROOF AND A/C SYSTEMS, IMPROVE SECURITY SYSTEMS, RENOVATE AGING AREAS OF THE FACILITY’S INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, ENHANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, EXPAND STORAGE SPACE, AND PURCHASE MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VISION EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS A MOBILE MEDICAL/DENTAL VAN. INFRASTRUCTURE – $370,980 A/C SYSTEM: $125,292 EXPANSION OF ON-SITE STORAGE: $59,455 RENOVATION OF INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF FACILITY: $108,155 ROOF: $65,000 AWNINGS/SHADED: $13,078 EQUIPMENT – $733,820 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: $50,126 TANGO SLT/YAG COMBINATION LASER VISION EQUIPMENT: $56,895 DIGITAL PANORAMIC X-RAY MACHINE, AND DIGITAL SENSORS DENTAL EQUIPMENT: $94,515 DENTAL, STRYKER ORAL SURGERY EQUIPMENT: $17,681 MEDICAL PICTURE ARCHIVING, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT: $19,000 MOBILE MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC: $495,602 A/C: OUR A/C UNITS ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN, RESULTING IN UNANTICIPATED AND OFTEN SIGNIFICANT REPAIR COSTS. MOREOVER, PATIENT APPOINTMENTS NEED TO BE CANCELED AND RESCHEDULED WHICH REDUCES AND DISRUPTS PATIENT CARE. EXPANSION OF ON-SITE STORAGE: EXTRA SPACE WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED F OR COSTLY EXTERNAL STORAGE FEES AND THE TIME IT TAKES STAFF TO GO TO AND FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. IT WILL ALSO ACCOMMODATE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES THAT ARE NEEDED ON-SITE SUCH AS PPES. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: THE PATCHING, CALKING, AND PAINTING OF WALLS AND DOORS ARE LONG OVERDUE AS ARE THE REPLACEMENT OF FLOORBOARDS AND DOOR JAMS, AS WELL AS OTHER ESSENTIAL REPAIRS. ROOF: THE 24-YEAR-OLD ROOF IS BEYOND ITS EXPECTED LIFE. REPLACEMENT WILL ELIMINATE THE UNANTICIPATED AND SIGNIFICANT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FREQUENT LEAKS. AWNINGS: OUR AWNINGS ARE BROKEN AND WORN AND OUR WINDOW SHADES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY. A FORMAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT DONE BY THE PBC SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THEY BE REPLACED YEARS AGO. IT: WE NEED 13 PCS, 1 SERVER, UPGRADES FOR 5 OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR SERVERS, AND UPGRADES OF ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE FOR 100 PCS. VISION: TANGO SLT/YAG LASER EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF VISION SURGERIES SO THAT PATIENTS WILL NOT BE LEFT WITH BURNS OR SCAR TISSUE. DENTAL: A DIGITAL PANORAMIC X-RAY MACHINE AND DIGITAL SENSORS ARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DIAGNOSIS AND CARE. STRYKER ORAL SURGERY EQUIPMENT IS ALSO NEEDED TO BETTER ADDRESS COMPLICATIONS DURING SURGICAL TOOTH EXTRACTIONS. MEDICAL: WE NEED A PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (P.A.C.S.) TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND CARE AND ENSURE THE ECONOMICAL STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, MANAGEMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL IMAGES. MOBILE MEDICAL/DENTAL VAN: A MULTI-USE MOBILE CLINIC IS NEEDED TO EXPAND CARIDAD’S REACH, SCOPE, AND ABILITY TO DELIVER MUCH-NEEDED SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE TO POOR, UNINSURED RESIDENTS WHO CANNOT TRAVEL TO CARIDAD CENTER. PBC IS 2,383 SQ. MILES, THE SECOND-LARGEST COUNTY IN FLORIDA BY LAND AREA. CARIDAD IS EXCEPTIONALLY COST-EFFICIENT, LEVERAGING HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS TO DELIVER FREE HEALTHCARE VALUED AT $7 MILLION ANNUALLY. FOR EVERY DOLLAR REC
