Certificate-of-need tracking report [Oct. 10, 1997]

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State of Georgia Certificate-of-Need
Tracking Report
October 10, 1997

Contents (Total Pages: 7)

New Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Incomplete Applications

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Pending Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Joined Applications ...................................... 6

Remanded Applications ... ............................. 6

Approved Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Denied Applications ...

. ........ 6

Withdrawn Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Prepared by: Shaun Patrick Smith Public Information Officer
State Health Planning Agency Two Peachtree Street, 34th Floor
Atlanta, Ga 30303-3142
(404) 656-0655 (404) 656-0654 fax

Certificate-Of-Need Applications

New

NONE

Applications

Incomplete Applications

Telfafr County Hospital Project Number 025-97. Establish a 10-bed Adult Psychiatric Unit by the conversion of 10 acute care beds. Project costs are estimated at $87,514. Filed: 09-05-97. Deemed Incomplete: 09-17-97. Telfair County Hospital is located at Highway 341 South in McRae (Telfair County) GA 31055. Contact Gail Norris, Administrator, at 912-868-5621.

Clinton Cove Convalescent Center Project Number 027-97. Replacement ofthe 122-bed existing nursing facility. Project cost are estimated at $4,809,260. Filed: 09-11-97. Deemed Incomplete: 09-24-97. Clinton Cove Convalescent Center is located at 1060 Old Clinton Road in Macon (Bibb County) GA 31201. Contact R. Lawrence Williams, Executive Vice President, at 706-886-8493.
vVashlngton County Regional Medical Center Project Number 024-97. Purchase of a MRI unit. The MRI unit will replace the mobile MRI service cutTently used. Project costs are estimated at $880,000. Filed: 08-26-97. Dee1ned Incomplete: 09-09-97. Washington County R.M.C. is located at Post Office Box 636, 610 Sparta Road in Sandersville (Washington County) GA 30182. Contact Shirley Roberts, Administrator, at (912) 552-3901.

Pending Applications

Egleston Children's Hospital at Emory University Project Number 026-97. Renovation of Cardiac Units and Departments. Project Costs are estimated at $3,600,722. Filed: 09-10-97. Deemed Incomplete: 09-23-97. Complete: 10-07-97. Decision deadline: 01-04-98. Egleston Children's Hospital at Emory University is located at 1405 Clifton Road, NE in Atlanta (DeKalb County) GA 30322. Contact Andrea Price at 404-315-2682.

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Scottish Rite Hospital Project Number 028-97. Expand existing parking deck by adding three new levels and 285 additional spaces. Project costs are estimated at $2,811,500. Filed: 09-15-97. Complete: 09-26-97. Decision deadline: 12-24-97. Scottish Rite Hospital is located at 1001 Johnson Ferry Road, N.E. in Atlanta (Fulton County) GA 30363. Contact James E. Tally, Ph.D., President and CEO, at 404-256-5252.
Baptist Hospital Worth Comity Project Number 021-97. Development of a 5-bed intensive care unit (ICU). Project costs are estimated at $118,00. Filed: 07-17-97. Deemed Incomplete: 07-30-97. Complete: 09-16-97. Decision deadline: 12-14-97. Baptist Hospital Worth County is located at 807 South Isabella Street in Sylvester (Worth County) 31791. Contact: Billy Hayes at (912) 776-6961.
Crawford Long Hospital Project Number 023-97. Purchase a Leksell-Gamma Knife and the establishment of a Gamma Knife program. Project costs are estimated at $3,756,000. Filed: 08-25-97. Complete: 09-04-97. Decision deadline 12-02-97. Crawford Long Hospital is located at 550 Peachtree Street in Atlanta (Fulton County) GA 30365. Contact Barbara V. Schroeder, Director of Strategic Planning, at (404) 778-5754.
Colwnbia Colisewn Medical Centers Project Number 022-97. Develop a 15-bed adolescent psychiatric unit. Project costs are estimated at $281,062. Filed: 08-01-97. Deemed Incomplete: 08-14-97. Complete: 08-27-97. Decision deadline: 11-24-97. Columbia Coliseum Medical Center is located at 350 Hospital Drive in Macon (Bibb County) GA 31213. Contact Michael S. Boggs, Chief Executive Officer, at (912) 745-9461.
Medical College of Georgia Project Number 018-97. Acquisition of a Leksell gamma knife. Project uosts are estimated at $3,633,226. Filed: 07-03-97. Deemed Incomplete: 07-17-97. Complete: 08-14-97. Decision deadline: 11-11-97. Medical College of Georgia is located at 1120 15th Street in Augusta (Richmond County) 30912-5000. Contact: Lois T. Ellison, M.D. at 706-721-4013.
Colwnbia Lanier Park Regional Hospital Projed Number 015-97. Purchase MRI equipment. Project costs are estimated at $1,874,984. Filed: 06-26-97. Deemed Incomplete: 07-08-97. Complete: 08-08-97. Decision deadline: 11-05-97. Columbia Lanier Park Regional Hospital is located at 675 White Sulphur Road in
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Gainesville (Hall County) 30505. Contact: Gerald N. Fulks, Chief Executive Officer, at 770-503-3301.
Shared MRI, LLC Project Number 019-97. Lease and operate a mobile magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. Project costs are estimated at $2,260,962. Filed: 07-10-97. Complete: 08-05-97. Decision deadline: 11-02-97. The MRI unit will be utilized by Crisp Regional Hospital and Meadows Regional Medical Centers. The facility would be located at 906 Elmo Street in Americus (Sumter County) 31709. Contact: Larry Carpenter at 912-9288588.
The following two projects (011-97 and 020-97) will be reviewed together with a decision rendered simultaneously. Project 011-97 is extended from 10-29-97 to 11-25-97 and Project 020 is extended from 10-26-97 to 11-25-97.
Colwnbia Colisewn Medical Centers Project Number 011-97. Renovatiow'Expansion of several ambulatory depa1tments. Project costs are estimated at $22,150,238. Filed: 05-23-97. Deemed Incomplete: 06-04-97. Complete: 08-01-97. Original decision deadline: 10-29-97. Columbia Coliseum Medical Centers is located at 350 Hospital Drive in Macon (Bibb County) 31213. Contact: Michael S. Boggs, CEO, at 912-745-9461.
Colwnbia Colisewn Medical Centers Project Number 020-97. Relocation of Ambulatory Surgery Center. Project costs are estimated at $5,121,402. Filed: 07-16-97. Complete: 07-29-97. Original decision deadline: 10-26-97. Columbia Coliseum Same Day Surge1y Centds cument location is 350 Hospital Drive # 215 in Macon (Bibb County) 31201. The proposed move would be 1.4 miles from its current location. Contact: Lenore Caldwell at (912) 7421403.
Colwnbia Cartersville Medical Center Project Number 009-97. Expand/Relocate emergency, perinatal, surgical, and outpatient support services through new construction, renovation, and program relocation. Project costs are estimated at $13,098,747. Filed: 0520-97. Deemed Incomplete: 06-02-97. Complete: 07~22-97. Decision deadline: 10-19-97. Columbia Cartersville Medical Center is located at P.O. Box 200008: 960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway in Cartersville (Bartow County) 30120. Contad: Keith Sandlin, CEO, at 770-387-8182.
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Colwnbia Augusta Medical Centers Project Number 010-97. Proposal to consolidate the medical center's outpatient service departments into one central location. Project costs are estimated at $14,065,878. Filed: 05-22-97. Deemed Incomplete: 06-04-97. Complete: 07-21-97. Decision deadline: 10-18-97. Columbia Augusta Medical Center is located at 3651 Wheeler Road in Augusta (Richmond County) 30909. Contact: Michael Kerner, CEO, at 706-651-3232.

Oconee Regional Medical Center Project Number 012-97. Expand the physical plant ofthe existing faciiity. Project costs are estimated at$ 20,912,771. Filed: 06-12-97. Deemed Incomplete: 06-26-97. Complete: 07-18-97. Decision deadline: 10-15-97. Extended 30 days from 10-15-97. New decision deadline: 11-14-97. Oconee Regional Medical Center is located at 821 North Cobb Street, Post Office Box 690, in Milledgeville (Baldwm County) 31601. Contact: Brian L. Riddle, CEO, at 912-4543550.

Colwnbia Eastside Medical Center Project Number 008-97. Renovation/Expansion project of existing areas and services including emergency, surgery, and MRI. The Center proposes to renovate the existing patient care areas and construct a one-story expansion to the existing emergency room, the Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic, MRI (from mobile to fixed location), ambulatory support services areas, and n;i.lovery areas. Project costs are estimated at $12,605,000. Filed: 05-03-97. Deemed Incomplete: 05-15-97. Complete: 07-14-97. Decision deadline: 10-11-97. Extended from 10-11-97 to New decision deadline: 11-04-97. Columbia Eastside Medical Center is located at 1700 Medical Way, Post Office Box 587, in Snellville (Gwinnett County) 30278. Contact: Rob A Followell, Chief Operating Officer, at 770-736-2492.

St. Francis Hospital Project Number 007-97. Construction project to replace central energy facility and expand/renovate the hospital's main entrance and lobby area. Project costs are estimated at $9,340,919. Filed: 04-17-97. Deemed Incomplete: 05-01-97. Complete: 06-24-97. Decision deadline: 09-21-97. Extended 30 days from 09-21-97. New decision deadline: 10-21-97. St. Francis is located at 2122 Manchester Expressway in Columbus (Muscogee County) 31908-7000. Contact: R. David Frum (706) 596-4254.

Joined Applications

Ambulatory Surgery Center of Colwnbus Project Number 013-97. Establish a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery
l.lenter. Project costs are estimated at $4,286,250. Filed: 06-18-97.
Complete: 07-01-97. Original decision deadline before beingjoined: 09-28-

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97. Decision deadline: 10-26-97. Extended 30 days from 10-26-97. New decision deadline: 11-25-97. Joined with Project Number 014-97. The facility would be located at Veterans Parkway and First Drive (Hughston Clinic Campus) in Columbus (Muscogee County) 31901. Contact: George B. Hubbard, Jr., M.D. at 706-324-4321.
Hollis Eye Surgery Center, Inc. Project Number 014-97. Establish a multi-specialty, general ambulatory surgery center. Project costs are estimated at $305,100. Filed: 06-23-97. Deemed Incomplete: 07-07-97. Complete: 07-29-97. Original decision deadline before being joined: 10-26-97. Decision deadline: 10-26-97. Exiended 30 days from 10-26~97. New decision deadline: 11-25-97. Joined with Project Number 013-97. The facility would be located at 7351 Old Moon Road in Columbus (Muscogee County) 31909. Contact: Kenny Hopkins, Secretary/Treasurer, at 706-323-8127.

Remanded NONE Applications

Recently Approved Applications

Medical Center of Central Georgia Project Number 016-97. Relocation ofmainframe computers due to chlorine seepage and damage from a defunct pool structure/related facilities. Project costs are estimated at $3,994,546. Filed: 06-27-97. Deemed Incomplete: 07-11-97. Complete: 08-14-97. Decision deadline: 11-11-97. Approved: 09-05-97. Medical Center of Georgia is located at 777 Hemlock Street, Post Office Box, in Macon (Bibb County) 31208. Contact: Marvin A Noles, Director of Planning, at 912-633-1208.

Recently Denied Applications

NONE

Withdrawn NONE Applications

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NOTICE FROM:
Clyde Reese, General Counsel Effective Immediately, all requests for Certificate-of-Need exemption letter determinations with regard to the fair market value of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment must be accompanied by a certified copy of a sales contract or a manufacturer's price quotation. No determination letters will be issued absent certified documentation of equipment value.
NOTICE
On September 15, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a six month moratorium on the entry of new home health agencies into the Medicare Program. There have been questions about the impact this moratorium may have on the Agency's batching review cycle for home health services Certificate of Need (CON) applications. Since there is no way at this time to determine the effect this moratorium will have on the review of CON applications filed pursuant to this batching l.)ycle, the Agency has decided to proceed with the cycle in accordance with the Batching Review Cycle Notification issued on September 2, 1997 and the Revised Need notification issued on September 4, 1997. Pamela S. Stephenson, Esq. Executive Director State Health Planning Agency
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