Program Authorization: Act 69 of 1847 and Act 253 of 1972
The mission of the Patient Care Program is to provide safe, individualized rehabilitative care for mental health patients in the least restrictive setting, in collaboration with the community.
The goals of the Patient Care Program are:
1. Provide (through one of the established distinct units of the hospital) inpatient evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation services to adult psychiatric patients of the hospital’s catchment area.
2. Provide efficient utilization of manpower and material resources in a cost-effective manner. This facility also provides ancillary services prescribed in medical laboratory, radiology, dental, pharmacy, and general medical areas.
The Patient Care Program is responsible for the provision of therapeutic treatment to chronic adult male and female psychiatric patients in accordance with licensing, HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration), and JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations) certification and accreditation standards. The general population served is very disabled, as most patients have typically been admitted to more acute settings in the past and are specifically referred to the East Louisiana State Hospital for longer care and treatment.
The four distinct units of the hospital are Cedarview (a 50 bed unit housing the admission unit and the acute/intermediate unit); Evangeline (a 120 bed long-term chronic care psychiatric unit); Gabriel (a 92 bed long-term chronic care psychiatric unit for longer term, recidivist, hard to place patients); and Dorthea Dix (a 12 bed behavior treatment program for mental health/mental retardation (MH/MR) acute psychiatric treatment unit).
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indictors are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
The Patient Care Program is funded with Interagency Transfers, Fees and Self-generated Revenue and Federal Funds. Interagency Transfers include Title XIX reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid eligible patients, and reimbursements from the Office of Substance Abuse, Dixon Correctional Institute, Feliciana Forensic Facility, State Department of Veteran's Affairs, Villa Feliciana Geriatric Hospital and Vocational Rehabilitation for space occupied and services received. Self-generated Revenue represents reimbursement for ineligible patients with insurance or personal payments based on a sliding fee scale, reimbursement for the cost of housing and telephone supplied to employees, utilities and supplies utilized by Jackson Regional Laundry and meals served to employees and visitors. Federal Funds are Title XVIII reimbursement for services provided to Medicare eligible patients.
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 100% of the existing operating budget. It represents 86.1% of the total request ($19,083,836) for this program. The major changes reflected in this analysis include personnel reductions. The changes should have no significant impact on the delivery of these services.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CHARGES
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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Recommended level of funding for the replacement and repairs of obsolete, inoperable or damaged equipment and buildings |
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