Division of Health Planning OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL Georgia Department of Community Health CERTIFICATE OF NEED TRACKING and APPEALS REPORT August 26, 2002 Georgia Department of Community Health Office of General Counsel 2 Peachtree Street 40th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3159 (404) 656-0456 (404) 656-0442 fax www.communityhealth.state.ga.us New Applications 2002-051 Southern Regional Medical Center Establishment of Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Program Filed: 8/16/02 Site: 11 Upper Riverdale Road, S.W., Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County) Contact: Robert W. Simmons 770-991-8275 Estimated Cost: $3,227,397 2002-052 Athens Regional Medical Center Addition of Third MRI Unit Filed: 8/21/02 Site: 1199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Bernard Wheatley 706-475-3458 Estimated Cost: $2,469,933 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 2002-044 The Cottages on Wesleyan Assisted Living, LLC Change in Bed Capacity Filed: 7/11/02 Deemed Incomplete: 7/24/02 Site: 1633 Wesleyan Drive, Macon, GA 31210 (Bibb County) Contact: J. Randall Griffin 478-474-3939 Estimated Cost: $0 Pending Review/Complete Applications 2002-024 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Renovation and Conversion of existing hospital space Filed: 4/3/02 Deemed Incomplete: 4/16/02 Deemed Complete: 6/10/02 Decision Deadline: 9/7/02 Site: 417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 (Dougherty County) Contact: Joy Davis 229-312-4100 Estimated Cost: $4,945,530 2002-026 Medical Center of Central Georgia Renovation of Hospital Laboratory Filed: 4/23/02 Deemed Incomplete: 5/7/02 Deemed Complete: 7/3/02 Decision Deadline: 9/30/02 Site: 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: Marvin Noles 478-633-1455 Estimated Cost: $3,901,428 2002-029 Sunbelt Home Care Home Health Services Expansion HPA 1 (HHA) Filed: 5/6/02 Deemed Complete: 5/6/02 Decision Deadline: 9/2/02 Site: 263 Highway 53 E., Calhoun, GA 30701 (Gordon County) Contact: Carlene Jamerson 706-629-3333 Estimated Cost: $0 2002-030 Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Home Health Services Expansion HPA 1 (HHA) Filed: 5/6/02 Deemed Complete: 5/6/02 Decision Deadline: 9/2/02 Site: 6666 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339 (Bartow County) Contact: Tony Strange 770-951-6100 Estimated Cost: $40,000 2002-031 Georgia Home Health Services Home Health Services Expansion HPA 12 (HHA) Filed: 5/6/02 Deemed Complete: 5/6/02 Decision Deadline: 9/2/02 Site: 107-A Dogwood Drive, Nashville, GA 31639 (Berrien County) Contact: Al Hiers 229-247-4663 Estimated Cost: $173,844 2002-032 Amedisys Home Health of Fort Oglethorpe Home Health Services Expansion HPA 1 (HHA) Filed: 5/6/02 Deemed Complete: 5/6/02 Decision Deadline: 9/2/02 Site: 100 Danielle Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 (Catoosa County) Contact: Elizabeth Robinson 706-861-5940 Estimated Cost: $72,000 2002-035 The Medical Center, Inc./Columbus Specialty Hospital Development of Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC) Filed: 5/13/02 Deemed Complete: 5/24/02 Decision Deadline: 8/21/02 Extended Deadline: 9/20/02 Site: 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31902 (Muscogee County) Contact: James R Wheeler 706-571-1200 Estimated Cost: $1,139,290 *2002-037 Schulze Surgery Center Limited Purpose Ambulatory Surgery Center Filed: 5/23/02 Deemed Complete: 6/5/02 Decision Deadline: 9/2/02 Extended Deadline: 10/2/02 Site: 728 E. 67th Street, Savannah, GA 31405 (Chatham County) Contact: Rosemary Conners 912-352-3120 Estimated Cost: $0 2002-038 The Devereux Georgia Treatment Network Renovation and Expansion of Facility Filed: 5/24/02 Deemed Incomplete: 6/7/02 Deemed Complete: 6/13/02 Decision Deadline: 9/10/02 Extended Deadline: 10/10/02 Site: 1291 Stanley Road, N.W., Kennesaw, GA 30152 (Cobb County) Contact: John Zdencanovic 770-331-5536 Estimated Cost: $12,528,000 2002-039 Stephens County Hospital Emergency Room Renovation and Expansion Filed: 5/28/02 Deemed Incomplete: 6/10/02 Deemed Complete: 6/26/02 Decision Deadline: 9/23/02 Site: 2003 Falls Road, Toccoa, GA 30577 (Stephens County) Contact: Lynn B Crunkleton 706-282-4254 Estimated Cost: $2,990,000 2002-040 Palmyra Medical Centers Replacement of Intensive Care Unit Filed: 5/30/02 Deemed Complete: 6/12/02 Decision Deadline: 9/9/02 Site: 2000 Palmyra Road, Albany, GA 31702 (Dougherty County) Contact: Allen Golson 229-434-2190 Estimated Cost: $6,479,915 2002-041 Wellstar Cobb Hospital Purchase of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Unit Filed: 6/7/02 Deemed Complete: 6/19/02 Decision Deadline: 9/16/02 Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline C. Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $3,265,666 2002-043 Dekalb Medical Center Acquisition of PET/CT Scanner Filed: 7/9/02 Deemed Incomplete: 7/22/02 Deemed Complete: 8/7/02 Decision Deadline: 11/4/02 Site: 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Donald G. Fears 404-501-5790 Estimated Cost: $3,400,000 2002-045 Piedmont Hospital Addition of Magnetic Resonance Angiography Filed: 7/19/02 Deemed Incomplete: 8/1/02 Deemed Complete: 8/20/02 Decision Deadline: 11/17/02 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Carol Williams 404-605-5000 Estimated Cost: $3,906,331 2002-046 The Emory Clinic Winship Cancer Institute Expansion of Radiation Therapy Services Filed: 7/29/02 Deemed Complete: 8/9/02 Decision Deadline: 11/6/02 Site: 1365 Clifton Road, NE, Suite B4100, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeKalb County) Contact: Shari Capers 404-778-5000 Estimated Cost: $7,341,248 2002-047 Wellstar Douglas Hospital Purchase of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Unit Filed: 7/31/02 Deemed Complete: 8/13/02 Decision Deadline: 11/10/02 Site: 8954 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134 (Douglas County) Contact: Caroline C Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $2,281,777 2002-048 Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Main Campus Addition of 43 Acute Care Beds Filed: 8/1/02 Deemed Complete: 8/14/02 Decision Deadline: 11/11/02 Site: 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Contact: LeTrell Simpson 770-535-3562 Estimated Cost: $1,576,277 2002-049 Gwinnett Professional Imaging Center Expansion of Imaging Services Filed: 8/2/02 Deemed Complete: 8/15/02 Decision Deadline: 11/12/02 Site: 575 Professional Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M Mullin 678-442-4300 Estimated Cost: $6,684,983 2002-050 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Surgery Center Conversion of HB to FS Ambulatory Surgery Center/Change of Ownership Filed: 8/9/02 Deemed Complete: 8/22/02 Decision Deadline: 10/5/02 Site: 5445 Meridian Mark Road, NE, Ste 340, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: David R Tatum 404-486-1885 Estimated Cost: $6,304,000 Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications 2002-034 Tenet South Fulton Medical Center/Regency Hospital Company of South Atlanta Development of Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC) (Joined 42) Filed: 5/8/02 Deemed Incomplete: 5/21/02 Deemed Complete: 6/14/02 Joined: 7/10/02 Decision Deadline: 10/7/02 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Wells 770-772-4345 Estimated Cost: $1,560,000 2002-042 Southern Regional Med Ctr/Southern Crecent LTAC Establishment of Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) Hospital (Joined 34) Filed: 6/26/02 Deemed Complete: 7/10/02 Joined: 7/10/02 Decision Deadline: 10/7/02 Site: 11 Upper Riverdale Rd, SW, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County) Contact: Robert W. Simmons 770-4778-8883 Estimated Cost: $1,381,316 Recently Approved Applications *2002-023 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Development of Gamma Knife Surgery Service Filed: 3/27/02 Deemed Incomplete: 4/9/02 Deemed Complete: 4/19/02 Decision Deadline: 7/17/02 Extended Deadline: 8/16/02 APPROVED: 8/16/02 Site: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Douglas Holbrook 404-851-5933 Estimated Cost: $3,853,750 *2002-025 Southern Care Retirement Home Change of Bed Capacity (PCH) Filed: 4/18/02 Deemed Complete: 5/2/02 Decision Deadline: 7/30/02 Extended Deadline: 8/29/02 APPROVED: 8/21/02 Site: 1934 Whiddon Mill Road, Tifton, GA 31794 (Tift County) Contact: Frank Jones 229-386-2273 Estimated Cost: $0 2002-027 Rockdale Hospital and Health System, Inc. Ren and Exp Emergency Dept, Constuct Observation Unit, Energy Plant Filed: 4/25/02 Deemed Complete: 5/9/02 Decision Deadline: 8/6/02 APPROVED: 8/6/02 Site: 1412 Milstead Avenue, NE, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: David Huber, M.D. 770-918-3916 Estimated Cost: $9,667,432 2002-028 Crawford Long Hospital Add 5th Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Filed: 4/29/02 Deemed Complete: 5/10/02 Decision Deadline: 8/7/02 APPROVED: 8/7/02 Site: 550 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30365 (Fulton County) Contact: Toni Wimby 404-686-2448 Estimated Cost: $1,233,697 2002-036 The Medical Center Construction of On-Campus Building for Oncology Services Filed: 5/22/02 Deemed Complete: 6/5/02 Decision Deadline: 9/2/02 APPROVED: 8/22/02 Site: 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31901 (Muscogee County) Contact: Thomas Titus 706-660-6105 Estimated Cost: $16,782,179 Recently Denied Applications 2002-004 Eastside Heritage Center Add Adult Inpatient Physical Rehab (Joined 17,21) Filed: 1/30/02 Deemed Incomplete: 2/12/02 Deemed Complete: 3/7/02 Joined: 4/9/02 Decision Deadline: 7/3/02 Extended Deadline: 8/2/02 DENIED: 8/2/02 Site: 2160 Fountain Drive, Snellville, GA 30078 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Richard Tumlin, Associate Administrator (770) Estimated Cost: 736-2491 $2,519,465 Applications Withdrawn by Applicant *2002-017 Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Services Expansion (Joined 04,21) Filed: 2/26/02 Deemed Complete: 3/11/02 Joined: 4/9/02 Decision Deadline: 7/3/02 Extended Deadline: 8/2/02 WITHDRAWN: 8/1/02 Site: 1000 Medical Center Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M. Mullin 678-442-4193 Estimated Cost: $166,256 *2002-021 Southern Regional Medical Center Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (Joined 04,17) Filed: 3/6/02 Deemed Incomplete: 3/14/02 Deemed Complete: 4/5/02 Joined: 4/9/02 Decision Deadline: 7/3/02 Extended Deadline: 8/2/02 WITHDRAWN: 8/1/02 Site: 11 Upper Riverdale Road, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County) Contact: Robert W. Simmons 770-991-8275 Estimated Cost: $3,252,397 Appealed Projects 2000-065 Emory Johns Creek Hospital (Fulton) Establish a 110-bed Acute Care Hospital by Consolidation/Replacement Date of Division Decision: Approved 3/2/01 Appealed By: Georgia Baptist Health Care System & Baptist Medical Center (Intervenor) 03-28-01; Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. d/b/a Gwinnett Medical Center and Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital (Intervenor) 03-30-01; St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta (Intervenor) 03-28-01; North Fulton Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a North Fulton Regional Hospital (Intervenor) 03-26-01. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 09-10-01. thru 09-14-01. Motion for Summary Judgment Hearing 08-30-01. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer Affirmed Award of CON 12-24-01. Gwinnett, St. Joseph's and North Fulton filed Objections to Hearing Officer Decision to full Review Board. Review Board Hearing Set for 03-11-02. Review Board Decision: Adopted Hearing Officer Decision 3-14-02. Appealed to Superior Court: St. Joseph's petitioned for judicial review in Fulton County Superior Court 04-12-02. Gwinnett petitioned for judicial review in Gwinnett County Superior Court 04-10-02. Additional Information: Petition for Judicial Review Hearing in Gwinnett Superior Court 08-16-02. 2001-061 Wellstar Kennestone Hospital (Cobb) Establish Adult Open Heart Surgery Program Date of Division Decision: Approved 12/14/01 Appealed By: Piedmont Hospital, Inc. 01-09-02 (Intervenor) and Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta 01-09-02 (Intervenor). Hearing Officer: Jordan E. Lubin, Esq. Hearing Date: 5/6/02 - 5/10/02 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer Remanded Application to Department for further 30-Day review 8-02-02. Remand decision due 9-11-02. Review Board Decision: N/A Appealed to Superior Court: N/A 2001-071 Dekalb Medical Center at Hillandale (DeKalb) 2001-082 Stonecrest Medical Center (Dekalb) Construct and Operate New 100-Bed Acute Care Hospital Date of Division Decision: Approved 2/13/02 Appealed By: Stonecrest as denied applicant; EHCA Northlake Medical Center (Intervenor); Emory Eastside Medical Center (Intervenor); Rockdale Hospital (Intervenor in opposition to Stonecrest). Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 8/19/02 - 8/23/02 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer remanded project to Department for further 30-Day review 07-27-02. Remand Decision due 08-26-02. Extended Remanded decision Review Board Decision: N/A Appealed to Superior Court: N/A 2001-113 Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia (Forsyth) Establish Radiation Therapy Services (DTRC) Date of Division Decision: Approved 4/11/02 Appealed By: Atlanta Oncology Associates, P.C. (Intervenor) and Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. (Intervenor). due 09-25-02. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: Pending Hearing Decision: N/A Review Board Decision: N/A Appealed to Superior Court: N/A 2002-004 Eastside Heritage Center (Gwinnett) Add Adult Inpatient Physical Rehab Date of Division Decision: Denied 8/2/02 Appealed By: Appealed by applicant 08-05-02. Hearing Officer: Pending. Hearing Date: N/A Hearing Decision: N/A Review Board Decision: N/A Appealed to Superior Court: N/A 2002-006 Athens Regional Medical Center (Clarke) Expand Ambulatory Surgery Center Date of Division Decision: Denied 6/18/02 Appealed By: Appealed by applicant 07-10-02. Hearing Officer: Pending. Hearing Date: N/A Hearing Decision: N/A Review Board Decision: N/A Appealed to Superior Court: N/A What's New? Wow! Now you can download the Georgia State Health Plans and Administrative Rules by going to our web site at www.communityhealth.state.ga.us Click on Certificate of Need or Division of Health Planning, then click on "State Health Plans and Rules". It's that simple! New Fax number for Office of General Counsel, Certificate of Need Office is 404-656-0442. Appealed project details are now included in the CON Tracking Report and the new report is entitled CON Tracking and Appeals Report. Appeals information will be updated weekly and concerns may be addressed to Clyde Reese, General Counsel. The Certificate of Need review function moves to the 40th floor of 2 Peachtree Street, effective July 11, 2002. CON applications and all other information pertaining to pending applications should be directed to the appropriate party on the 40th Floor, Office of General Counsel, 2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Continue to direct correspondence for Erik Hotton, Architect, to his current address. Telephone numbers for the CON staff will remain the same. The fax number for the CON staff is 404-656-0442. Please follow updates regarding the move on the weekly CON Tracking Report. Notice Regarding Population Data: Beginning August 1, 2002, the Department of Community Health will begin using newly issued CNI (civilian non-institutional) population figures (based on the 2000 Census data) from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget for the 2000 2010 decade. The data also will be available for public purchase and use on August 1, 2002. The ten (10) year data set in either Microsoft Access or Excel format may be purchased for $75.00. Individual pages or specialized reports are available as well. Please contact the Division of Health Planning by phone, (404) 656-0655, or fax, (404) 656-0654, to request the population data. Notice Regarding Market Share Data: Beginning July 19, 2002, the Department of Community Health began using newly issued hospital market share data for the 2001 calendar year. The data set in either Microsoft Access or Excel format may be purchased for $75.00. Individual pages or specialized reports are available as well. Please contact the Division of Health Planning by phone, (404) 656-0655, or fax, (404) 656-0654, to request the market share data.