Certificate-of-need tracking report [Aug. 8, 1997]

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Certificate-of-Need Tracking Report
August 8~ 1997

Contents (Total Pages: 7)
f'lew Applications
Penqlng Appilcatlons ...
JQined Apiicatlons ....
,i.\ppruVf?d J\ppiications ....... . Denied Applications .... Withdrawn Applications

Prepared by: Shaun Patrick Smith Public Information Officer
State Health Planning Agency Two Peachtree Street, 34th Floor
Atlanta, Ga 30303-3142
{404) 666-0656 (404) 656-0854 fax 5
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Certificate-Of-Need Applications

New Applications

Columbia Colisewu Medical Centers Project Number 022-97. Develop a 15-bed adolescent psychiatric unit. Project costs are estimated at $281.062. Filed: 08-01-97. Columbia Coliseum Medical Center 1s located at 350 Hospital Drive m Macon (Bibb County) GA 31213. Contact Michael S. Boggs, Chief Executive Officer, at (912) 745~9461.

Baptist: Hoiipb:al \VortJ1 Couo:ty Project Number 02197. Development of a 5-bed intensive care unit (ICU). Project costs are estimated at $118,00. Filed: 07-17-97. Baptist Hospital
Worth County is lo..lated at 807 South Isabella Street in Sylvester (Worth County) 31791. Contact: Billy Hayes at (912) 776-6961.

Incomplete Applications

l\!Iedical College of Georgia
Project Number 018-97. Acquisition of a Leksell gamma knife. Project
costs are estimated at $3,633,226. Filed: 07-03-97.
Deemed Incomplete: 07-17-97. 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.

IVfodicai Ctinter of C{tntntl Geo.rgfa Project Number 016-97. Relocation of mainframe 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. Medical Center of Georgia is located at 777 Hemlock Street, Post Office Box, in Macon (Bibb County) 31208. Contact: Marvm A. Noles, Director of Planning, at 912~633-1208.

Pending Applications

Colwubia Lanier Park Regional Hospital Project Number 015-97. Purchase MRI equipment. Proy;;ct costs are
cstima~d at $lj874,984. Filed; 06-26-97. Deemed Incomplete: 07-08-97.

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Complete: 08-08-97. Decision deadline: 11-05-97. Columbia Lanier Park Regional Hospital is located at 675 White Sulphur Road in Gainesville (Hall County) 30505. Contact: Gerald N. Fulks, Chief Executive Officer, at 770-503-3301.
Buifocll lVIemorial Hospital Project Number 017-97. lnurease the;: ai.iuie care bed capacity by fifteen (15)
be4s, thus, providing a total oa.pa~ity of 150 b~ds. Prnject Gosts are: cstimatoJ a1 $0.00. Filed: 07~03~97. Dt;lenwd Inoornplt?te: 07-17-97. Com.pl~te: 08~ 07-97. De~~l~n deadlinei U-04-97. Bulloch Memorial Hospital is
looated at ~00 East Otady Street in Statesboro (Bullooh County) 30458. Contact Scott Campbell at 912~764~6671.
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 Eimo Street in Amerfous (Sumter County) 31709. Contact: Larry Caiventer at 912-928858ti.
Colwu.hfa Colisewn Medical Centers Projeot Number 011-97. Renovation/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. Decision deadline: 10-29-97, Columbia Coliseum Medical Centers is located at 350 Hospital Drive in Iviaoon (Bibb County) 31213. Contact: Michael S. Boggs, CEO, at 912~745-9461.
Columbia Coliseum Medical Centers Project Number 020-97. Relocation of Ambulatory Surgery Center. Pro_1ect costs are estimated at $5,121,402. Filed: 07-16-97. Complete: 07-29-97. Decision deadline: 10-26-97. Columbia Coliseum Same Day Surgery Center's outTent location is 350 Hospital Drive# 215 in Mauon (Bibb County) 31201. The proposed move would be 1.4 miles from its cun-ent location. Contact: Lenore Caldwell at (912) 742-1403.
Hollis Eye Swgery Center, Inc. Project Number 014-97. Establish a multi-specialty, general ambulator)' surgery o~nter. Project costs arc estimated at $305,JOO.
Fikd: OG-23-97. lJet;w.;.d lnoornpkt<.:: 07-07-97. Complct.;: 0%29~97. Decision d(;adlln~: 10.-16..,97. Thi; fal.lility would b~ looated at 7351 Old
Moon Road in Columbus (Muscogee County) 31909. Contact: Kenny Hopkins, Secretary/Treasurer, at 706-323-8127.
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Colmnbia Cartersville lVIedical 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 $13,098,747. Filed: 0520-97. Deemed Incomplete: 06-02-97. Complete; 07-22-97. Decision deadline: 10-19-97. Columbia Cartersville Medfoal Center is looated at P.O. Box 200008: 960 Joe Frank Hams Parkway in Cartersville (Bartm.v County) 30120. Contact: Keith Sandlin, CEO, at 770~387-8182.
Coiu.nd>U. AUgU$ta lV1~dical Ccntet':s Projeot Nwnbtlr 0ll),,fJ7. Pn.;polilal io ;.;unsi;.lidiit.:: thi; mcdi.-;al i.li:Jfl'i~l:>i outpafam.t Sl:lJ'ViQc dcpartm1;1ms into one ocntral looation. Project oo&ts ari;; estimated at $14,065,878. Filed: 05-22-97. Deemed Incomplete: 06-04-97. Complete: 07-21-97. Decision deadline: 10-18-97. Columbia Augusta Medical Center is located at 3651 Wheeler Road in Augusta (Richmond County) 30909. Contact: Michael Kerner, CEO, at 706-651-3232.
Oconee Regional M~dical Center
Proji,;.~t Numbior 0 LHn. Exptind the physical plant ofth:: existing facility. Project 1JCl:lt!i are ;;;stirnatcd at$ 20,912.771. Filed: 06-12-97. Di:icn1c;d Inom:nplctc: 06-20-:::n. Complete: 07-18-97. Deciiiion dettdline: 10~15-97. Oconee Regional Medical Center is locat~d at 821 North Cobb Street, Post Office Box 690, in Milledgeville (Baldvvin
County) 3160 l. Contact: Brian L Riddk, CEO, at 912-454-3550.
Columbia 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 recovery areas. Project costs are estimated at $12,605,000. Filed: 05-03-97. Deemed Incoinplete: 0.5-15-97. Compkte: 07-14~97. Decision deadline: 10-11-97. Columbia Eastside Medical Center is located at 1700 Medical Way, Post Office Box 587, in Snellville (Gwinnett County) 30278. ContacL Rob A. Foliowell, Chief Operating Oftfoer, at 770-736-2492.
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Cobuubus Project Number 013-97. Establish a multi~speciaity ambulatory surgery center. Project costs are estimated at $4,286,250. Filed: 06-18~97. Complete: 07-01-97. Decision deadline: 09-28-97. The facility \.Vould be located a.t Veierans ParKway and First Drive (Hught1ton Clinic Campus) in Columbus (Muscogee County) 31901. Contact: George B. Hubbard, Jr., M.D. at 706-324-4321.
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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. St. Francis is located at 2122 Manchester Expressway in Columbus (Muscogee County) 31908-7000. Contact: R. David Frum (706) 596-4254.

Emory Clinic NortJa Project Numb"r 002-97. Establislunent of an outpatient Diagnostic, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Center (DTRC) magnetic resonance imaging (.MRI) facility. Project wosts an~ estimat~d at $1,4410206. Filed: 02-12-97. Complete: 04-24-97. Decision deadline: 07-22-97. Extended 30 days from 07~22-97. New decision, deadline: 08-21-97. Emory Clinio North is looat9d at 5955 State Bridge North in Duluth
(Gwinnett County) 30155. Contact; Barbara V. Sohro~der, Director of
Strategic Plruui.ing, Emory University Hospital (404) 778-5754.

Joined

NONE

Applications

Remanded

NONE

Appiic:lticns

Recently
Approved ApplicAtions

Ke1mesaw MoWltain Rehabilitation Center Projeot Number 006-97. Cost ovenun on a 137-be.cd nursing home. Proj~ot oost ovenun is $1,308,7.58. Filed: 03~21-97. Compieie: 04-03-97.
D..;uision d1tadlini;;;: 07-01-97. Extew.fod 30 days from 07-01-97. Ne\v decision deadline: 07-31-97, Apprm'ed: 07-22-97. Kennesaw Mountain
Rehabilitation Center is looated at 613 Rose Lane Street in Marietta (Cobb County) 30060. Contact Bobby Stephens, Enterprises - GA. Inc. (501) 4848415.

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 estimatedat$1,431,159. Filed: 02-05-97. Deemedlncomplete: 02-12-97. Complete: 03-07-97. Decision deadline: 06-04-97. Extended 30 days from 06-04-97. New decision deadline: 07-04-97. App1"0Ved: 07~0J,,97. 8001.tish Rite Children's Medical Center is located at 1001 Jolmson Ferry Road, N.E. in Atlanta (Fulton County) 30363. Contact:

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James E. Tally, Ph.D., President and CEO, Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Inc. (404) 256-5252.
The Williant Breman Jewish Home, Inc. Project Number 003-97. Renovation project to construct a 96-bed nursing home replacement facility. Original project costs were estimated at $9,203,429. Revised projeot costs are $6,429,334. Filed: 02-20-97. Complete: 03-05-97. Decision deadline: 06-02-97. E:xiended 30 days from 06-02-97. New decision deadline: 07-02-97. Approved: 07-02-97. The William Breman Je,vish Home, Inc. is located at 3150 Howell Mill Road, NW m Atlanta (Fulton County) 30327.-2199. Contaot: Deborah Bciards, Executivi:l Director, at (404) 351-8410.

Recently Denied Applications

NONE

Withdrawn

NONE

Applications

NOTICE FROM:
Clyde Reese, General Counsel
Effective Immediately, all requests for Certiticate-of~Need exetnption 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.
You n1ay contact Clyde Reese at (404) 656..0412.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO REPEAL RULES OF THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AGENCY
The State Health Planning Agency hereby annow1ces its intent to repeal in its entirety rules 272-2-.09 (21), Special Care Units and 272-2-.01 Definitions, (27) Special Care Units. Written conunents must be submitted to the Planning Agency no later than the close of business at 5:00 P.M. on August 28, 1997.
lirJ.css revision of tb.e p101osed tl:U~ i,; ...11U~'1tcd "-~a :ret1~t of pubik cuomi~n(e;;, it is t.bi: intenJ ohh.c Plruutlug Agenl:y to t'eputll thiii rut~ in h~ ~iltll'~ry <m ~'~ptsimb~r l~, 1997,
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