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Prepared by: Shaun Smith Public Information Officer Georgia state Health Planning Agency 4 Executive Park Drive, N.E. Suite 2100 Atlanta, Georgia 30329 
(404) 679-4821 
 
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Candler Hospital Project Number 005-97. Develop a 34-bed, long-term acute care (lTAC) unit. Project costs are estimated at $724,074. Filed: 03-14-97. The LTAC unit will occupy approximately 17,000 square feet of space leased by Spectrum Comprehensive Care, Inc. on the 6th floor of Candler Hospital located at 5353 Reynolds Street in Savannah (Chatham County) 31412. Contact: Frank Thayer, Candler Hospital, at (912) 692-6144. 
 
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Emory Clinic North Project Number 002-97. Establishment of an outpatient Diagnostic, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Center (DTRC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility. Project costs are estimated at $1.441,206.63. Filed: 02-1297. Deemed Incomplete: 02-25-97. Emory Clinic North is located at 5955 State Bridge North in Duluth (Fulton County) 30155. Contact: Barbara V. Schroeder, Director of Strategic Planning, Emory University Hospital (404) 778-5754. 
 
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Project Number 004-97. Develop a 25-bed long term acute care hospital special care unit. Project costs are estimated at $350,000. Filed: 02-21-97. Deemed Incomplete: 03-06-97. Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta is located at 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE in Atlanta (Fulton County) 30342. Contact: Michele Molden (Saint Joseph's) at 404-851-5864 and Greg Sassman (American Transitional Hospitals) at 615-791-7099. 
 
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Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center Project Number 001-97. Renovation and Expansion project for the radiology department by providing a Special Procedure Room. Project costs are estimated at $1,431,159. Filed: 02-05-97. Deemed Incomplete: 02-12-97. Complete: 03-07-97. Decision deadline: 06-04-97. Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center is located at 1001 Johnson Ferry Road, N.E. il'il Atlanta (Fulton County) 30363. Contact: James E. Tally, Ph.D., President and CEO, Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Inc. (404) 256-5252. 
 
The William Breman Jewish Home, Inc. Project Number 003-97. Renovation project to construct a 96-bed nursing home replacement facility. Project costs are estimated at $9,203,429. Filed: 02-20-97. Complete: 03-05-97. Decision deadline: 06-02-97. The William Breman Jewish Home, Inc. is located at 3150 Howell Mill Road, NW in Atlanta (Fulton County) 30327-2199. Contact: Deborah Beards, Executive 
 
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Toombs County Hospital Project Number 051-96. Renovation and expansion project including the Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Radiology Departments. Filed: 11-18-96. Complete: 12-03-96. Decision deadline: 03-02-97. Extended 30 days from the 03-02-97. New decision deadline: 04-01-97. Project costs are estimated at $4,606,755. Toombs County Hospital is located at 1703 Meadows Lane P.O. Box 1048 in Vidalia, Toombs County, 30474. Contact: Frances Tucker, Vice President of Professional Services, Meadows Regional Medical Center (912) 537-5829. 
Tanner Medical Center 
Project Number 081-96. Renovate Labor Delivery Recovery Post-Partum suites. Project costs are estimated at $1 ,975,000. Filed: 1113-96. Complete: 10-26-96. Decision deadline: 02-23-97. Extended 30 days from 02-23-97. New decision deadline: 03-25-97. Tanner Medical Center is located at 705 Dixie Street in Carrollton, Carroll County, GA 30117. Contact: Ms. Gloria Emory, COO, Tanner Medical Center, Inc. (770) 836-9580. 
Northside Hospital Project number 086-96. Expansion/Renovation project of 14 post-partum beds to the Women's Center and other areas. Northside Hospital primarily serves Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, and Gwinnett Counties. Project costs are estimated at $10,000,000. Filed: 12-18-96. Complete: 01-16-97. Decision deadline: 04-15-97. Northside Hospital is located at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA 30342. Contact: Ms. Eileen M. Hayes, CHE, Director of Planning, Northside Hospital, Inc. (404) 851-8233. 
Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics Project number 087-96. Replace existing facility. The project describes the demolition and construction of a new facility for MCG's Center for Sports Medicine. Project costs are estimated at $2,325,813. Filed: 12-19-96. Complete: 01-22-97. Decision deadline: 04-21-97. Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics is located at 1120 15th Street in Augusta, Richmond County, GA 30912. Contact: Ms. Patricia Sodomka, Executive Director, Medical College of Georgia and Clinics (706) 721-3924. 
 
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Bulloch Memorial Hospital Project Number 009-96. Replacement of Bulloch Memorial's 158-bed facility with a new 135-bed facility. The replacement facility will be a newly constructed four story structure with 228,800 square feet of space. Project costs are estimated at $51,800,713. Filed: 03-18-96. Complete: 03-28-96. Denied: 07-23-96. Subsequent to the denial and with the consent of the applicant and the Agency the application was remanded to SHPA. The application was approved: 03-19-97. The hospital will be located at 500 East Grady Street in Statesboro (Bulloch County) 30458. Contact: C. Scott Campbell, Executive Director, Statesboro HMA, Inc. at (912) 764-6671. 
 
Maple Ridge Health Care Center Project Number 052-96. Expansion project to provide an additional 11 beds to an existing 63-bed nursing home. Project cost is estimated at $555,700. Filed: 10-29-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Maple Ridge Health Care Center is located at 22 Maple Ridge Drive, S.E., Cartersville, Bartow County, 30120. Contact: Mr. Dana W. Karschner, Attorney for Maple Ridge Health Care Center (770) 939-8720. Joined with 069-96. 
 
Augusta Regional Medical Center Project Number 054-96. Purchase Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment. Filed: 10-30-96. Complete: 11-13-96. Decision deadline: 0210-97. Approved: 2-10-97. Project costs are estimated at $1,279,000. Augusta Regional Medical Center is located at 3651 Wheeler Road in Augusta, Richmond County, 30909. Contact: Mr. Michael K. Kerner, Chief Executive Officer, Augusta Regional Medical Center (706) 651-3232. 
 
Tanner Medical Center Project Number 057-96. Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $505,725. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Tanner Medical Center is located at 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, Carroll County, 30117. Contact: Gloria Emory, Chief Operating Officer, Tanner Medical Center, Inc. (770) 836-9580. 
 
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Project Number 060-96. Renovation project to develop a 7-bed skilled nursing unit within its existing hospital structure. Project cost is estimated at $90,500. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-2897. Approved: 02-28-97. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is located at 417 Third Avenue in Albany, Dougherty County, 31703. Contact: Mr. Joel 
 
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Tift General Hospital Project Number 062-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project is estimated at $461, 116. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Tift General Hospital is located at 901 East 18th Street in Tifton, Tift County, 31794. Contact: Angie King, Director of Quality Management, Tift General Hospital (912) 386-6199. 
University Hospital/Saint Joseph Center for Life Project Number 064-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $1,433,037. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. University Hospital is located at 1350 Walton Way in Augusta, Richmond County, 30901. Contact: Ms. Catherine P. Slade, Assistant Vice President, University Health Services, Inc. (706) 828-2485 and Mr. David Henderson, Director of Planning, St. Joseph Center for Life, Inc. (706) 481-7721. 
Columbia Murray Medical Center Project Number 067-96. Establishment of 13 skilled nursing beds. The 13bed skilled nursing unit would function as a separate department of the Medical Center. Project cost is estimated at $750,965. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Columbia Murray Medical Center is located at 707 Old Ellijay Road, P.O. Box 1406, in Chatsworth, Murray County, 30705. Contact: Richard Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Murray Medical Center (706) 695-4564. Joined with 053-96. 
Columbia Palmyra Medical Centers Project Number 068-96. Establishment of 6 skilled nursing beds. Project cost is estimated at $248,869. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-0196. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Columbia Palmyra Medical Centers is located at 2000 Palmyra Road in Albany, Dougherty County, 31702. Contact: Mr. Allen Golson, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Palmyra Medical Centers (912) 434-2000. Joined with 060-96 and 070-96. 
Windy Hill Hospital Project Number 073-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $451 ,000. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Windy Hill Hospital is located at 2540 Windy Hill Road in Marietta, Cobb County, 30067. Contact: Mr. Thomas E. Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Promina Northwest Georgia Health System, Inc. (770) 732-5517. 
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 Georgia Baptist Geriatric Continuum of Care Campus Project Number 078-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $12,500,000. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Georgia Baptist Geriatric Continuum of Care Campus is located at 1424 Hudson Bridge Road in Stockbridge, Henry County, 30281. Contact: Dr. Ronald Stone, Senior Vice President, Georgia Baptist Health Care System, Inc. (404) 653-3626. 
Memorial Hospital and Manor Project number 082-96. Renovate Labor Delivery Recovery suites and renovate lobby. Project costs are estimated at $3,371 ,649. Filed: 11-15-96. Complete: 11-22-96. Decision deadline: 02-19-97. Extended 30 days from 02-19-97. New decision deadline: 03-21-97. Approved: 03-21-97. Memorial Hospital and Manor is located at 1500 East Shotwell Street in Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA 31717. Contact Mr. James G. Peak, CEO, Hospital Authority of the City of Bainbridge and Decatur County (912) 246-3500. 
Long/Macintosh HealthCare Center Project number 083-96. Establish a 66-bed combined skilled nursing and intermediate care nursing home to serve Liberty, Long, and Macintosh counties. Project costs are estimated at $3,311 ,692. Filed: 12-02-96. Complete: 12-05-96. Decision deadline: 03-04-97. Approved: 02-28-97. Long/Macintosh HealthCare Center is located at 24 G.M. District, City Limits of Ludowici, Old Maco Ludowici, Long County, GA 31316. Contact: Mr. Scott Kroell, CEO, Liberty Regional Medical Center (912) 369-9400. 
 
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R.T. Jones Regional Hospital Project Number 042-96. Establish an adult psychiatric program with an emphasis on geriatric psychiatric care. The project involves the conversion of 15 acute care beds into 15 psychiatric beds. The hospital's licensed bed capacity will remain at 84 beds. Project cost is estimated at $782,724. Filed: 09-09-96. Complete: 10-29-96. Decision deadline: 01-26-97. Extended 30 days from 01-26-97. New Decision deadline: 02-25-97. Denied: 02-25-97. R.T. Jones Regional Hospital is located at 201 Hospital Road in Canton, Cherokee County, 30114. Contact: Mr. Douglas M. Parker, CEO, R.T. Jones Regional Hospital (770) 720-5196. 
Geriatric Life Care Center Project Number 055-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-2897. Denied: 02-28-97. Project costs are estimated at $43,967,484. Central 
Georgia Health Systems is located at 691 Cherry Street in Macon, Bibb 
County, 31201. Contact: Mr. Marvin Noles, Director of Planning, Central Georgia Health Systems (912) 633-1208. 
 
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 Traces of Tiger Project Number 056-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $2,217,520. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Traces of Tiger is located at P.O. Box 219, Bridge Creek Road in Tiger, Rabun County, 30576. Contact: Dr. Charles Pennington, Chief Executive Officer, Traces of Tiger, Inc. (706) 746-5643. 
Langdale Place Project Number 058-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $2,297, 110. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Langdale Place is located at 2720 Windmere Drive, Valdosta, Lowndes County, 31602. Contact: Mr. Jack Edwards, Jr., Director of Planning and Marketing, The Hospital Authority of Valdosta-Lowndes County (912) 333-1497. 
Telfair County Hospital Project Number 063-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $0.00. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Telfair County Hospital is located at P.O. Box 150 in McRae, Telfair County, 31055. 
Contact: Ms. Gail B. Norris, Chief Executive Officer, Telfair County Hospital, 
Inc. (912) 868-5621. 
Coliseum Medical Centers Project Number 065-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $189,000. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Coliseum Medical Centers is located at 350 Hospital Drive in Macon, Bibb County, 31213. Contact: Michael S. Boggs, Chief Executive Officer, Coliseum Park Hospital, Inc. (912) 765-7000. 
Columbla Redmond Reglonal Medlcal Center Project Number 066-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $1,494,266. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Columbia Redmond Regional Medical Center is located at 501 Redmond Road, P.O. Box 107001, in Rome, Floyd County, 30164. Contact: Ms. Ann N. Pinson, Director of Planning and Development, Redmond Park Hospital, Inc. (706) 802-3036. 
Albany Health Care Project Number 070-96. Establishment of 13 skilled nursing beds. Project cost is estimated at $249,860. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Albany Health Care is located at 222 3rd Avenue in Albany, Dougherty County, 31705. Contact: Mr. Charles E. Ellis, Financial Manager, Albany Health Care, Inc. (912) 436-7204. Joined with 060-96 and 068-96. 
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 Floyd Medical Center Project Number 072-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $4,890, 125. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97.Floyd Medical Center is located on Turner McCall Boulevard, P.O. Box 233 in Rome, Floyd County, 30161. Contact: Mr. Max Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance Marquis, Inc. (706) 295-0014. Contact: Mr. Kurt Stuenkel, Chief Executive Officer, Hospital Authority of Floyd County (706) 802-2575. 
RiverGreen at Howell Mill Project Number 074-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $77,965,000. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. RiverGreen at Howell Mill is located at RiverGreen Parkway in Duluth, Gwinnett County, 30136. Contact: Mr. Mark Mullin, Senior Planning Analyst, Hospital Authority of Gwinnett County (770) 995-4193. 
New Perry Nursing Home Project Number 075-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $2,210,802. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. New Perry Nursing Home is located at P.O. Drawer Pin Perry, Houston County, 31069. Contact: William C. Davis, Jr., New Perry Nursing Home, Inc. (912) 988-1294. 
Baptist North Hospital Project Number 076-96. Establish 15-bed skilled nursing unit. Project cost is estimated at $2,001,751. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision Date 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Baptist North Hospital is 
located at 133 Samaritan Drive, P.O. Box 768 in Cumming, Forsyth County, 
30130. Contact: Mr. John Herron, Administrator, Georgia Baptist Health Care System, Inc. (404) 844-3218 or (404) 887-2355. 
Oconee Regional Senior Services Project Number 077-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project costs is estimated at $4,041,918. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Oconee Regional Senior Services is located at 595 Martin Luther King Drive in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, 31601. Contact: Mr. Brian L. Riddle, Chief Executive Officer, Baldwin County Hospital Authority (912) 454-3550. 
Rockdale Health System Project Number 079-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $770,015. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Rockdale Health System is located at 1412 Milstead Avenue in Conyers, Rockdale 
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 County, 30207. Contact: Ms. Lynn Churchill, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Rockdale Health System, Inc. (770) 918-3101. 
Columbia Eastside Medical Center Project Number 080-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $2,586,254. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Denied: 02-28-97. Columbia Eastside Medical Center is located at 2160 Fountain Drive in Snellville, Gwinnett County, 30278. Contact: Mr. Greg Caples, Chief Financial Officer, Gwinnett Community Hospital, Inc. (770) 736-2420. 
 
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Chatsworth Health Care Center Project Number 053-96. Expansion project to provide an additional 13 beds to an existing 120-bed intermingled nursing home. Project cost is estimated at $790, 100. Filed: 10-29-96. Complete 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 0228-97. Withdrawn: 02-25-97. Chatsworth Health Care Center is located on Old Dalton Ellijay Road, P.O. Box 1126, Chatsworth, Murray County, 30705. 
Contact: Mr. Dana W. Karschner, Attorney for Chatsworth Health Care 
Center (770) 939-8720. Joined with 067-96. 
 
Phoebe Putney Medical Center Project Number 061-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $625,200. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01 -96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Withdrawn: 01-30-97. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is located at 417 Third Avenue in Albany, Dougherty County, 31703. Contact: Mr. Joel Wernick, Chief Executive Officer, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. (912) 889-4100. 
 
Columbia Cartersville Medical Center Project Number 069-96. Establishment of 11 skilled nursing beds. Project costs are estimated at $473,250. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Withdrawn: 02-25-97. Columbia Cartersville Medical Center is located at P.O. Box 200008 in Cartersville, Bartow County, 30120. Contact: Mr. Keith Sandlin, Chief Executive Officer. Columbia Cartersville Medical Center (770) 387-8182. Joined with 052-96. 
 
Wesley Woods Geriatric Center of Emory University Project Number 071-96. Provide Integrated Continuum of Geriatric Services. Project cost is estimated at $0.00. Filed: 11-01-96. Complete: 11-01-96. Decision deadline: 02-28-97. Withdrawn: 01-21-97. Wesley Woods Geriatric Center of Emory University is located at 1817 Clifton Road in Atlanta, DeKalb County, 30329. Contact: William Minnix, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Wesley Woods, Inc. ( 404) 728- 
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