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DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING
CERTIFICATE OF NEED
December 8, 2008 December 14, 2008
Georgia Department of Community Health Division of Health Planning 2 Peachtree Street 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3159 (404) 656-0655 (404) 656-0654 Fax www.dch.georgia.gov
Letters of Intent
2008-132 Upson Regional Medical Center
Renovation of Kitchen Dietary Services
Received: 11/17/2008
Application must be submitted on: 12/17/2008
Site: 801 West Gordon Street, Thomaston, GA 30286 (Upson County)
Estimated Cost: $4,200,000
2008-133 Salem Imaging, LLC
Establish a Diagnostic Imaging Center
Received: 11/17/2008
Application must be submitted on: 12/17/2008
Site: 1365 Rock Quarry Road, Stockbridge, GA 30294 (Henry County)
Estimated Cost: $416,500
2008-134 Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Establish a Hospital-Based Non-Special Mega Voltage Rad Therapy Svc
Received: 11/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 12/29/2008
Site: 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (Fulton County)
Estimated Cost: $25,000,000
2008-135 MCG
Expansion of MCG Health Emergency Department
Received: 11/26/2008
Application must be submitted on: 12/29/2008
Site: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County)
Estimated Cost: $5,065,335
2008-136 Bacon County Hospital
Renovation and Expansion of Surgical Suite
Received: 12/1/2008
Application must be submitted on: 12/31/2008
Site: 302 South Wayne Street, Alma, GA 31510 (Bacon County)
Estimated Cost: $4,000,000
2008-137 Hospice House
New Inpatient Hospice Facility
Received: 12/2/2008
Application must be submitted on: 1/2/2009
Site: 6281 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31206 (Bacon County)
Estimated Cost: $5,500,000
2008-138 South Georgia Medical Center
Acquisition of a PET/CT Scanner
Received: 12/5/2008
Application must be submitted on: 1/5/2009
Site: 2501 NorthPatterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County)
Estimated Cost: $4,479,944
2008-139 Emory Eastside Medical Center
Develop a new non-spcial Mega Voltage RadiationTherapy Services
Received: 12/8/2008
Application must be submitted on: 1/7/2009
Site: 1700 Medical Way, Snellville, GA 30078 (Gwinnett County)
Estimated Cost: $5,796,000
2008-140 Flint River Recovery Center for Children and Adolescents
A new Freestanding Pediatric Behavioral Health Facility in Albany
Received: 12/8/2008
Application must be submitted on: 1/7/2009
Site: 1939 McAdam Road, Albany, GA 31705 (Dougherty County)
Estimated Cost: $23,158,400
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New Applications
2008-129 Coliseum Medical Centers Acquisition of a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 12/3/2008 Site: 350 Hospital Drive, Macon, GA 31217 (Bibb County) Contact: David A. Portwood Chief Operating Officer 478-765-4100 Estimated Cost: $1,870,600
2008-130 Northside Hospital Acquisition of a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 12/4/2008 Site: 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Toorek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $2,246,000
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications
2008-091 Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth Acquisition of a Robotic Surgery System Filed: 10/16/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 10/29/2008 Site: 3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M. Mullin Director, Planning 678-312-4193 Estimated Cost: $1,660,000
2008-093 Spalding Regional Medical Center Acquisition of a 64-Slice CT Scanner Filed: 11/5/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 11/20/2008 Site: 601 S. 8th Street, Griffin, GA 30224 (Spalding County) Contact: John Quinn Chief Executive Officer 770-229-6469 Estimated Cost: $1,499,715
2008-094 Doctors Hospital Outpatient Imaging Center Establish a Mobile PET Service Filed: 11/6/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 11/21/2008 Site: 3624 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Kenneth Wicker Chief Operating Officer 706-651-6104 Estimated Cost: $25,000
2008-095 Doctor's Hospital Expansion and Relocation of Outpatient Wound Care Services Filed: 11/14/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 11/25/2008 Site: 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Kenneth Wicker, Chief Operating Officer 706-651-6104 Estimated Cost: $7,233,029
2008-126 Lawrenceville Health Imaging Replacement of MRI and CT Scanners Filed: 11/26/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 12/12/2008 Site: 481 West Pike Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,500,000
Pending Review/Complete Applications
2008-057 Appling Healthcare System Expansion of Acute Care Unit By Adding 15 Acute Care Beds Filed: 6/11/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 6/25/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/28/2008 Decision Deadline: 11/27/2008 Extended Deadline: 12/27/2008
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Site: GA (Appling County) Contact: Dale Spell CEO 912-367-9841 Estimated Cost: $68,750
2008-070 Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center-Houston Relocation of an Existing Radiation Therapy Facility Filed: 7/3/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/18/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/27/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/26/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/25/2008 Site: GA (Houston County) Contact: Patricia Plummer Practice Administrator 478-743-1458 Estimated Cost: $109,000
2008-072 Tenet Atlanta Medical Center Relocate the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and Create a 14-Bed ICU Filed: 7/10/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/26/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/25/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/24/2008 Site: 303 Parkway Drive, Atlanta, GA 30312 (Fulton County) Contact: William Masterton CFO 404-265-4301 Estimated Cost: $5,512,388
2008-073 Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center Renovation and Replacement of Healthcare Facility Filed: 7/11/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/25/2008 Deemed Complete: 9/22/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/21/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/20/2009 Site: 6711 LaRoche Avenue, Savannah, GA 31406 (Chatham County) Contact: Richard Hollander Executive Director 912-201-7050 Estimated Cost: $45,463,922
2008-074 Stereotactic Radiation Oncology of Henry County
Develop a Freestanding CyberKnife Center
Filed: 7/11/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/13/2008
60th Day Deadline: 10/12/2008
Decision Deadline: 12/11/2008 Extended Deadline: 1/10/2009
Contact:
Dr. Warner Ray Manager 770-994-1650
Estimated Cost: $7,660,482
2008-075 Stereotactic Radiation Oncology of Newnan Develop a Freestanding CyberKnife Center Site:Filed: 7/11/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/5/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/14/2008 Trail, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) 60th Day Deadline: 10/13/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/12/2008 Extended Deadline: 1/11/2009 Site: 217 Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard, Newnan, GA 30263 (Coweta County) Contact: Dr Warner Ray Manager 770-994-1650 Estimated Cost: $7,076,788
2008-078 Medical Center of Central Georgia Relocation of Twenty-Five Acute Care Inpatient Beds Filed: 7/14/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/28/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/24/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/23/2009 Site: GA (Bibb County) Contact: H. Bryan Forlines, Director of Reimbursement 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $7,515,077
2008-080 MCG Health Renovation of Second EP Lab and Equipment Purchases Filed: 7/14/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/28/2008 Deemed Complete: 9/4/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/3/2008
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Decision Deadline: 1/2/2009 Site: GA (Richmond County) Contact: Sheila Oneal VP Strategic Support 706-721-7406 Estimated Cost: $6,280,000
2008-081 Palmyra Medical Center Develop Basic Perinatal Services Filed: 8/14/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/27/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/26/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/25/2008 Site: GA 31702 (Dougherty County) Contact: Bud Wethington President and CEO 229-434-2101 Estimated Cost: $6,851,482
2008-083 Hamilton Medical Center Acquisition of an Open MRI Scanner Filed: 8/18/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 8/28/2008 Deemed Complete: 10/1/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/30/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/29/2009 Site: GA (Whitfield County) Contact: Gary Howard Senior VP and CFO 706-226-3003 Estimated Cost: $1,695,918
2008-084 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Acquisition of Robotic Surgery System Filed: 8/25/2008 Deemed Complete: 9/9/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/8/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/7/2009 Site: GA (Dougherty County) Contact: Lori Jenkins Manager of Planning 229-312-1000 Estimated Cost: $1,850,000
2008-085 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Capital Expenditures to Renovate Patient Care Floor(4th Floor) Filed: 8/25/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 9/9/2008 Deemed Complete: 9/19/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/18/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/17/2009 Site: GA (Dougherty County) Contact: Lori Jenkins Planning Manager 229-312-1000 Estimated Cost: $5,289,680
2008-086 Rockdale Medical Center Outpatient Imaging Center Development of Outpatient Imaging Center Filed: 8/27/2008 Deemed Complete: 9/10/2008 60th Day Deadline: 11/9/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/8/2009 Site: 1301 Sigman Road, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: Deborah Armstrong Vice President Operations COO 770-918-3000 Estimated Cost: $2,298,184
2008-087 Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth Establishment of Interventional Radiology Services Filed: 9/18/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 9/30/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/9/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/10/2009 Site: 3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M Mullin Director Planning 678-312-4193 Estimated Cost: $1,031,223
2008-088 South Georgia Surgery Center Conversion of Physician Owned ASC to Limited Purpose ASC Filed: 9/19/2008 Deemed Complete: 10/3/2008
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60th Day Deadline: 12/2/2008 Decision Deadline: 1/31/2009 Site: 306 Isabella Street, Waycross, GA 31501 (Ware County) Contact: Michael W. Kleinpeter 404-000-0000 Estimated Cost: $550,000
2008-089 Emory Crawford Long Hospital Acquisition of a PET/CT Scanner Filed: 10/2/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 10/17/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/26/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/25/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/26/2009 Site: 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Fulton County) Contact: Toni Wimby Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $2,038,628
2008-090 Northside Hospital-Forsyth Expansion and Renovation of Hospital Services and Facility Filed: 10/6/2008 Deemed Complete: 10/21/2008 60th Day Deadline: 12/20/2008 Decision Deadline: 2/18/2009 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian Toporek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $16,959,940
2008-092 Northside Hospital Renovation of North Tower Filed: 10/31/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/14/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/13/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/14/2009 Site: 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Toporek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $14,000,000
2008-096 The Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center, LLC Convert Ambulatory Surgery Center to General Surgery-Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 4200 Northside Parkway, Building 8, Atlanta, GA 30327 (Fulton County) Contact: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 Estimated Cost: $6,000
2008-097 V.O.A Ambulatory Surgery Center, Inc. Conversion To Limited Purpose Ambulatory Surgery Ctr-Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 3527B North Valdosta Road, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: Gayle R. Evans Consultant 770-794-4944 Estimated Cost: $5,000
2008-099 Piedmont Hospital Expansion of Neonatal Intermediate Care Services-Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 1968 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County)
Contact: Davis Dunbar Manager Regulatory Affairs 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $2,200,000
2008-101 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Expansion of Neonatal Intermediate Services-Batching
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Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Site: 417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 (Dougherty County) Contact: Lori Jenkins Manager of Planning 229-312-1000 Estimated Cost: $4,000,000
2008-104 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Expansion of Neonatal Intensive Care Services-Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 (Dougherty County) Contact: Lori Jenkins Manager of Planning 229-312-1000 Estimated Cost: $1,000,000
2008-125 Emory Crawford Long Hospital Acquisition of the da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 11/26/2008 Deemed Complete: 12/12/2008 60th Day Deadline: 2/10/2009 Decision Deadline: 4/11/2009 Site: 550 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Fulton County) Contact: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $1,770,000
2008-127 Griffin Imaging Replacement of CON-exempt MRI Unit Filed: 11/26/2008 Deemed Complete: 12/11/2008 60th Day Deadline: 2/9/2009 Decision Deadline: 4/10/2009 Site: 681 South 9th Street Suite B, Griffin, GA 30224 (Spalding County) Contact: Joseph A. Paul, President 561-744-9122 Estimated Cost: $2,000,000
Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications
2008-102 Piedmont Hospital Expansion of Neonatal Intensive Care Services (Joined 103) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar Manager, Regulatory Affairs 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $2,749,000
2008-103 Emory Crawford Long Hospital Expansion of Neonatal Intensive Care Services- (Joined 102) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Fulton County) Contact: Toni Wimby Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $1,100,000
2008-106 Peoples Home Health Establish New HH Care Agency SSDR 2 (Joined 107, 115-116,119) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: GA (Hall County) Contact: Everette Jenkins 678-625-4720 Estimated Cost: $0
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2008-107 Interim Healthcare of NE Georgia Establish New HH Care Agency SSDR 2 (Joined 106,115-116, 119) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 1062 Thompson Bridge Road Suite B7, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Contact: Lacy A. Kenny Owner/Administrator 770-534-0083 Estimated Cost: $0
2008-115 Voyager Home Health Establish a New HH Agency SSDR 2 (Joined 106-107, 116, 119) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: GA (Banks County) Contact: Michael Britain Consultant 404-847-0100 Estimated Cost: $100,000
2008-116 SunCrest Home Health Establish new HH Care Agency SSDR 2 (Joined 106-107, 115, 119) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 520 West Atlanta Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Banks County) Contact: Barbara L. Rasmussen, President 770-331-8719 Estimated Cost: $0
2008-119 Georgia Home Health Care Establish New HH Care Agency SSDR 2 (Joined 106-107,115-116) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 4978 Highway 1 South, Lyons, GA 30436 (Banks County) Contact: William Abbott 912-293-5714 Estimated Cost: $20,340
2008-123 Three Rivers Home Health Services-Treutlen Expansion of Home Health Care Agency SSDR 9 (Joined 124) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 106 Second Street, Soperton, GA 30303 (Candler County) Contact: Victor Moldovan 404-477-2019 Estimated Cost: $0
2008-124 SJC Home Health Services Expansion of Home Health Care Agency SSDR 9 (Joined 123) Batching Filed: 11/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2008 Joined: 11/24/2008 60th Day Deadline: 1/23/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/24/2009 Site: 401 N. Main Street, Hinesville (Liberty County) Contact: Peter M. Schenk 912-691-9074 Estimated Cost: $0
Recently Approved Applications
2008-068 Vidalia Regional Cancer Center Develop a MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy Service Filed: 6/30/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/15/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/12/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/11/2008
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Decision Deadline: 11/10/2008 Extended Deadline: 12/10/2008 APPROVED: 11/25/2008 Site: 1703 Meadows Lane, Vidalia, GA 30474 (Toombs County) Contact: Howard Holman Vice President 912-538-5889 Estimated Cost: $3,515,000
2008-069 Dekalb Medical at North Decatur Installation of Endoscopy Laboratory & Purchase Toshiba Infinix System Filed: 7/1/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/15/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/4/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/3/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/2/2008 APPROVED: 12/2/2008 Site: GA (DeKalb County) Contact: Donald Fears Director of Strategic 404-501-5790 Estimated Cost: $3,719,331
2008-071 Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center Relocate and Replace Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center Filed: 7/10/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/24/2008 Deemed Complete: 8/13/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/12/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/11/2008 APPROVED: 12/11/2008 Site: S. Broad Street and Grant Street, Thomasville, GA 31792 (Thomas County) Contact: J. Perry Mustian President/CEO 229-228-2880 Estimated Cost: $26,977,293
2008-076 Northside Hospital-Cherokee To Establish Mobile PET/CT Services Filed: 7/14/2008 Deemed Complete: 7/28/2008 60th Day Deadline: 9/26/2008 Decision Deadline: 11/25/2008 APPROVED: 11/25/2008 Site: GA 30114 (Cherokee County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $0
2008-077 Northside Hospital-Forsyth To Establish Mobile PET/CT Services Filed: 7/14/2008 Deemed Complete: 7/28/2008 60th Day Deadline: 9/26/2008 Decision Deadline: 11/25/2008 APPROVED: 11/25/2008 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $343,640
2008-079 Wills Memorial Hospital Regeneration (Renovation) of Entire Hospital Filed: 7/14/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 7/28/2008 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2008 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2008 APPROVED: 11/26/2008 Site: GA (Wilkes County) Contact: Marvin Goldman CEO 706-678-9212 Estimated Cost: $13,409,807
Deemed Complete: 8/20/2008
Recently Denied Applications
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Applications Withdrawn
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Expired Letters of Intent
2008-098 Northside Alpharetta Ambulatory Surgery Center
To Develop a Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center-Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 3400-A Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Fulton County)
Estimated Cost: $4,000,000
2008-105 Lifeguide Health Services
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 519 Forest Parkway Suite 270, Forest Park, GA 30297 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $50,000
2008-109 Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta
Expansion of Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 2080 Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Suite 500, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-111 Divine Link Healthcare Services
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 2759 Delk Road Suite 2500, Marietta, GA 30067 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-112 Unique Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008 Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008 Site: 3951 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 204, Doraville, GA 30340 (Hall County) Estimated Cost: $0
2008-114 Premier Management Company
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 1603 Hamill Road, Hixson, TN 37343 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-117 Nightingale Medicare, Inc
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 3399 Peachtree road Suite 2050, GA 30326 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-118 The Emma Health Care, LLC
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 3020 Landington Drive, Austell, GA 30106 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-120 Custom Healthcare Services
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 3700 Brainerd Road Suite C, Chattanooga, TN 37411 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $0
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2008-121 Visiting Nurse Health System
Expansion of Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 1244 Park Vista Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 (Banks County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-128 Analia Home Health Care Services
Establish a New Home Health Care Agency Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 145 River Watch Drive, Covington, GA 30014 (Hall County)
Estimated Cost: $0
2008-131 Georgia Metropolitan Home Care Services Establish a New Home Health Care Agency SSDR 2 Batching Received: 10/27/2008 Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008 Site: 3912 Suwanee Mill Drive, Buford, GA 30512 (Forsyth County) Estimated Cost: $0
2008-100 Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Expansion of Neonatal Intermediate Services-Batching
Received: 10/25/2008
Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2008
Site: 743 Spring Street, NE, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County)
Estimated Cost: $1,000,000
Appealed CON Projects
2006-088 Surgery Center at Mt. Zion (Clayton) Relocation of Multi- Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) to MOB Agency Decision: Approved, 1/3/2007. Appealed By: Henry Medical Center, Inc. submits appeal request, 1/31/2007. HMC files motion for summary adjudication, 4/16/2007. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: Hearing scheduled 5/7-9/2007 at 9am. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer issues Order affirming the Department's decision to award a CON to Southlake, 7/11/2007. HMC requests oral argument before Review Board, 8/13/2007. Southlake has filed a request for oral argument before the full review board, 8/30/07. Oral argument is scheduled for 10/11/07 at 10:00 a.m. Oral Argument before Review Board rescheduled to 10/23/2007 at 5:30 pm. Review Board Decision: Review Board affirmed Hearing Officer decision, 11/5/2007. Appealed to Superior Court: HMC filed Petition for Judicial Review in Fulton County Superior Court, 12/5/2007. Superior Court Decision: Pending
2006-140 Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Hall) Replacement Hospital Facility Agency Decision: Approved, 4/27/2007 Appealed By: Barrow Regional Medical Center, 5/25/2007. Melvin Goldstein was appointed as Hearing Officer on 7/6/2007. Hearing Officer: Melvin Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 9/18-19/2007, 9 a.m. Motion for Summary Determination filed 9/7/2007. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed Department approval of CON by Order dated 12/20/2007. Barrow appealed Hearing Officer Decision to Review Board, 1/18/2008. Review Board Decision: Review Board Meeting set for 2/18/2008 at 11a.m. Review Board issued Order affirming Hearing Officer decision, 2/22/2008. Appealed to Superior Court: Barrow filed Petition for Judicial Review in Superior Court of Barrow County, 3/21/2008. Superior Court Decision: Pending
2007-003 Haven Behavioral Services of South Atlanta, LLC (Fulton) To Develop a 26-Bed Hospital within a Hospital Agency Decision: Approved, 7/11/2007
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Appealed By: Anchor Hospital of Atlanta, 8/10/2007; Peachford Behavorial Health of Atlanta, 8/10/2007. Hearing Officer: Sabrina Scott, Esq. Hearing Date: December 10-13, 2007 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer issued decision affirming award of CON to Haven, 3/14/2008. Anchor and Peachford appealed Hearing Officer decision to full Review Board, 4/18/2008. Hearing Date: Review Board Hearing set for Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 11a.m. Review Board Decision: Review Board affirmed Hearing Officer decision, 6/18/2008. Appealed to Superior Court: Peachford and Anchor filed Petition for Judicial Review in Fulton County Superior Court, 7/18/2008. Superior Court Decision: Pending
2007-062 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc. (Chatham) Establish PET Services & Acquire PET/CT Scanner Agency Decision: Approved, 1/11/2008 Appealed By: PET Imaging Center of Savannah, LLC d/b/a Trident PET/CT of Savannah, 2/7/2008. Hearing Officer: Reassigned to William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: July 9-11, 2008. Motion for Summary Adjudication Hearing set for Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 2 p.m.; Hearing Date continued June 19, 2008. Hearing scheduled for 12/9-11/2008, 2pm, 5th floor.
2007-071 Northside Hospital - Forsyth (Forsyth) 2007-083 North Georgia Radiation Oncology (Forsyth) 2007-084 Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Hall) 2007-085 Cancer Treatment Center of Forsyth County (Forsyth) 2007-071 Establish Radiation Therapy Services 2007-083 Expansion of Radiation Therapy Services 2007-084 Expansion of Radiation Therapy Services 2007-085 Establishment of Radiation Therapy Services Agency Decision: Northside Forsyth (2007071) and North Georgia Radiation Oncology (2007083), approved, 1/11/2008; Northeast Georgia (2007084) and Cancer Treatment Center of Forsyth County, denied, 1/11/2008. Appealed By: Northeast Georgia appealed own denial, appealed approval of Northside Forsyth and North Georgia Radiation Oncology, requested intervention in any appeal involving denial of Cancer Treatment Center of Forsyth County 2/7/08; Northside Forsyth requested intervention in any appeal filed by other three applicants 2/7/08; North Georgia Radiation Oncology appealed approval of Northside Forsyth and requested intervention in any appeal filed by other applicants 2/7/08; East Georgia Radiation Holding Company, LLC and Northeast Georgia Cancer Care, LLC, non-applicant intervenor, requested intervention in opposition to Northeast Georgia 2/7/08. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: Pending
2007-094 Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care of Jasper (Pickens) 2007-110 Wellstar Paulding Radiation Therapy (Paulding) Establishment of Radiation Therapy Services Agency Decision: Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care of Jasper, denied, 3/5/2008; Wellstar Paulding Radiation Therapy, denied, 3/5/2008. Appealed By: Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care appealed own denial, requested intervention in any appeal with respect to its project or Wellstar Paulding project, 4/2/08; Wellstar Paulding appealed own denial, requested intervention in any appeal with respect to its project or Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care project, 4/1/08; Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia Cancer Centers, LLC, non-applicant intervenor, requested intervention in any appeal filed by the applicants, 3/20/08. Cobb Center for Radiation Therapy, Inc., non-applicant intervenor, requested intervention in opposition to Wellstar Paulding, 4/2/2008. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: Pending
2007-105 Henry Medical Center (Henry) Installation of a Second Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Agency Decision: Approved, 4/8/2008 Appealed By: Southern Regional Medical Center requests initial administrative hearing in opposition to the approval of Henry Medical Center, 5/7/2008. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: N/A: Final Order, 11/14/2008, Southern Regional Medical Center's appeal is moot.
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2007-108 Emory Johns Creek Cardiac Diagnostics (Fulton) Relocation of Existing Freestanding Adult Diagnostice Cardiac Catheterization Service (DTRC) Agency Decision: Approved, 3/7/2008 Appealed By: Northside Hospital and Northside Cardiac Diagnostics, non-party intervenor appealed approval, 4/4/08 Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: N/A: Final Order, 11/7/2008, Northside Hospital's and Northside Cardiac Diagnostics' appeal is moot.
2007-125 Northeast Georgia Cancer Care, LLC (Clarke) Adding a Second Linear Accelerator Agency Decision: Approved, 4/14/2008. Appealed By: Athens Regional Medical Center requests initial administrative hearing in opposition to the approval of Northeast Georgia Cancer Care, 5/7/2008. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: Hearing held 10/22 10/23, 2008 Hearing Officer Decision: Pending
2008-004 Gwinnett Medical Center (Gwinnett) Establish an Open Heart Surgery Program Agency Decision: approved, 6/5/2008. Appealed By: Emory University Hospital, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, and Piedmont Hospital , 7/3/2008. Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: TBD
2008-008 Northside Hospital-Cherokee (Cherokee) To Develop Radiation Therapy Services Agency Decision: Approved, 06/26/2008 Appealed By: Rosa of Georgia dba Northlake Cancer Center, filed by Smith Moore 07/25/08 RCOG Cancer Center dba Cherokee Care Cancer Center filed by Epstein Becker, 07/22/08 Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: TBD
2008-030 Loganville Diagnostic Imaging Center (Walton) To Develop a Freestanding Diagnostic Imaging Center Agency Decision: Approved, 8/12/2008 Appealed By: Walton Regional Medical Ctr., filed by Balch & Bingham, 9/10/2008. Hearing Officer: TBD Hearing Date: TBD
2008-042 MCG Medical Associates Ambulatory Care Center (Columbia) Proposed New ASC with CT Agency Decision: Approved, 9/19/2008 Appealed By: University Health Services, Inc., 10/20/2008; Doctors Hospital Surgery Center, L.P. d/b/a Evans Surgery Center, 10/15/2008 Hearing Officer: TBD Hearing Date: TBD
2008-051 Candler Hospital (Chatham) Acquisition of a Fixed PET/CT Scanner Agency Decision: Approved, 10/1/2008 Appealed By: PET Imaging Center of Savannah, LLC d/b/a Trident PET/CT of Savannah, 10/28/2008 Hearing Officer: TBD Hearing Date: TBD
2008-059 UHS of Crescent Pines d/b/a Crescent Pines Hospital (Henry) Develop a 50-bed Acute Inpatient Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hosp. Agency Decision: Approved, 10/24/2008 Appealed By: Riverwoods Behavioral Health System, 11/18/2008. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: TBD
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Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
LNR-ASC2008010 Cartersville OB/GYN Associates, P.C.
Physician Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 985-A Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Suite 107, Cartersville Georgia
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Project costs as submitted: $891,496.62
Request received: 5/1/2008
Contact Person: Evertte Jenkins 678-625-4720
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008018 Gastro Specialists Endoscopy Center, LLC
Single-Specialty Physician Owned Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site:
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: gastroenterology
Project costs as submitted: $2,141,962.46
Request received: 7/3/2008
Contact Person: Robin Beatty 404-725-8786
Determination: Approved
Determination
12/2/2008
LNR-ASC2008019 Eye Surgery Center of Georgia, LLC
Eye Surgery Center of Georgia, LLC
Site: 1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Center Point II, Suite 130, Atlanta, Ga
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Ophthalmology Sugical Procedures
Project costs as submitted: $1,168,893.00
Request received: 8/13/2008
Contact Person: G. Kirk Domescik 404-253-6978
Determination: Approved
Determination
12/2/2008
LNR-ASC2008020 Cartersville Surgical Associates PC
Physician Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 970 Joe Frank Harris Parkway Suite 240, Cartersville, Georgia
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: General Surgery
Project costs as submitted: $1,536,428.35
Request received: 8/21/2008
Contact Person: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008021 Landa & Landa Eye Care Specialists
Physician Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 8 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah, Georgia
Number of OR's: 1
Specialty: ophthalmology
Project costs as submitted: $613,247.04
Request received: 8/27/2008
Contact Person: Michael S. Landa MD 912-355-1091
Determination: Approved
Determination
11/21/2008
LNR-ASC2008022 Georgia Retina P.C. and Georgia Retina Surgery Center LLC
Physician-Owned Single Specialty
Site: 1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: ophthalmology
Project costs as submitted: $1,711,774.00
Request received: 8/29/2008
Contact Person: Adrienne E. Marting 404-923-9000
Determination: Approved
Determination
11/18/2008
LNR-ASC2008023 Chattahoochee Plastic Surgery Physician-Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 2430 Brookstone Centre Parkway, Columbus, Georgia 31904
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Number of OR's: 2 Class Specialty: plastic surgery Project costs as submitted: $2,411,799.00 Request received: 9/3/2008 Contact Person: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008024 Advance Pain Management P.C.
Physician Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 404 Town Park Blvd Evans, Georgia 30809
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Pain Medicine
Project costs as submitted: $2,379,999.28
Request received: 9/12/2008
Contact Person: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008025 CPM Surgery Center 2
Physician Owned Pain Management Surgery Center
Site: 110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 802, Dallas, Georgia 30157
Number of OR's: 1
Specialty: pain management
Project costs as submitted: $480,499.07
Request received: 11/10/2008
Contact Person: Robin Betty 404-725-8786
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008026 Georgia Pain Center
Physician Owned Single Specialty Office Based ASC
Site: 400 Tower Road Suite 350, Marietta, Georgia 30060
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: pain management
Project costs as submitted: $643,745.00
Request received: 11/12/2008
Contact Person: J.Tyler Taylor 770-590-1078
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008027 Gastrointestinal Specialist PC d/b/a Digestive Health Endoscopy
Physician Owned single Specialty Office-Based ASC
Site: 302 Point North Place, Suite 2, Dalton, Georgia
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: gastroenterology
Project costs as submitted: $1,409,277.00
Request received: 11/13/2008
Contact Person: Edward C. Luke,Jr 770-951-8427
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008028 Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center
Limited-Purpose Physician Owned Single Specialty
Site: 4200 Northside Parkway, Building 8, Atlanta, Georgia 30327
Number of OR's:
Specialty:
Project costs as submitted: $0.00
Request received: 11/13/2008
Contact Person: Everette Jenkins 678-625-4721
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008029 CPM Surgery Center 3
Physician Owned Single Specialty Pain Management ASC
Site: 3400 Chapel Hill road Douglasville Georgia 30135
Number of OR's: 1
Specialty: pain management
Project costs as submitted: $452,111.23
Request received: 11/14/2008
Contact Person: Robin Beatty 770-516-1775
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2008030 Pain Care of Georgia, LLC Physician Owned Single Specialty Office Based ASC
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Site: 1365 Rock Quarry Road Suite 301, Stockbridge, Georgia
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Pain Management
Project costs as submitted: $714,185.00
Request received: 11/21/208
Contact Person: Edward Luke Jr. 770-951-8427
Determination: Pending
Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment
LNR-EQT2008013 Royston Diagnostic Center, LLC Acquisition of Digital Mammography System Request received: 6/17/2008 Contact Person: Richard L. Gray 706-354-1036 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008016 Royston Diagnostic Center, LLC Acquisition of a Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 6/25/2008 Contact Person: Richard L. Gray 706-354-1036 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008017 Albany Diagnostic Center Acquisition of a Digital Mammography System Request received: 6/25/2008 Contact Person: Richard L. Gray 706-354-1036 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008018 Diagnostic Clinic of Athens, LLC DBA Athens Diagnostic Center Acquisition of a Digital Mammography System Request received: 6/25/2008 Contact Person: Richard L. Gray 706-354-1036 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008019 Carterville Diagnostic Center Acquisition of a Fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging Request received: 6/25/2008 Contact Person: Richard L. Gray 706-354-1036 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008020 Atlantic Diagnostic Center Acquisition of a Fixed MRI and Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 6/27/2008 Contact Person: Dawn M. Lewis 770-479-4847 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008027 Rockdale Medical Center, Inc. Acquisition of Fixed MRI, Fixed CT Scanner and X-Ray Unit Request received: 8/22/2008 Contact Person: Michael Potter 770-918-3914 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008028 Northeast Georgia Heart Center, PC
Acquisition of a Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Scanner (PET)
Request received: 8/27/2008
Contact Person: Janet White 770-534-2020
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/20/2008
LNR-EQT2008029 Digital Mammography Specialists-Eagles Landing, LLC Acquisition of Full Field Mammography Unit Request received: 9/17/2008 Contact Person: Manju Morrissey 678-904-6820
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Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/4/2008
LNR-EQT2008030 Augusta Neuroscience, PC dba Augusta Back Acquisition of a Fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging Request received: 9/19/2008 Contact Person: Tim Woodall 706-396-6304 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008031 Center for Primary Care Acquisition of a Ct Scanner Request received: 10/17/2008 Contact Person: James C. Larson 706-922-8285 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008032 Spalding Regional Medical Center Acquisition of Digital Mammography System Request received: 11/4/2008 Contact Person: Chris Locke 770-229-6946 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008033 Macon Orthopaedic and Hand Center, P.A. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services Request received: 11/5/2008 Contact Person: Bill Lindsey, Administrator 478-745-4206 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008034 Hamilton Medical Center Acquisition of Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 11/12/2008 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008035 The Columbus Clinic, P.C. Acquisition of fixed MRI Request received: 11/17/2008 Contact Person: Corbit Gables 706-660-2144 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008036 Gastroenterology Associates of Central Georgia , LLC Acquisition of a Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 11/19/2008 Contact Person: Sarah Gilbert 478-464-2600 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008037 Albany Bone & Joint Clinic PC dba Orthopedic Associates Acquisition of a Fixed MRI Request received: 11/19/2008 Contact Person: Cheryl Boyles 229-883-4707 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2008038 Carnmore, LLC MRI Fixed Request received: 10/24/2008 Contact Person: Randall O'Brien, MC Determination: Pending
912-287-1231
LNR-EQT2008039 North American Imaging of Buford, LLC Single Group physician Practice Private Office Request received: 12/2/2008 Contact Person: Joe C. Rude III M.D. 770-779-2169 Determination: Pending
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Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination
DET2008029 Tanner Medical Center, Inc Expansion of Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Request received: 6/4/2008 Contact Person: Kathy Butler Polvino 404-527-8140 Determination: Pending
DET2008067 Craniospinal Institute of Georgia Acquisition of a C-Arm Request received: 8/21/2008 Contact Person: Vernon Spellman 770-425-2167 Determination: Pending
DET2008077 West Georgia Urology Associates PC Upgrading a Slice CT Scanner Request received: 9/5/2008 Contact Person: Kevin P. McLaughlin 770-834-5393 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/14/2008
DET2008078 DOC-MOB, LLC Construction of Medical Office Building Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: Frank Mullins 704-206-8300 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/17/2008
DET2008079 University Health Services Inc dba University Hospital Replacement of Electrophysiology Equipment Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: David Henderson 706-828-2454 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/19/2008
DET2008080 University Health Services Inc dab University Hospital Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: David Henderson 706-828-2454 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/19/2008
DET2008081 University Health Services Inc dba University Hospital Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: David Henderson 706-828-2454 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/19/2008
DET2008082 University Health Services Inc dba University Hospital Addition of Cardiac Catheterization (Dedicated EP) Room Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: David Henderson 706-828-2454 Determination: Pending
DET2008083 University Health Services Inc dba University Hospital Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: David Henderson 706-828-2454 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/19/2008
DET2008084 University Health Services Inc dba University Hospital Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 9/8/2008 Contact Person: David Henderson 706-828-2454 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/19/2008
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DET2008085 EHCA Eastside, LLC dba Emory Eastside Medical Center Increase Bed Capacity by Ten Percent Request received: 9/10/2008 Contact Person: Dustin Greene 770-736-2224 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/5/2008
DET2008086 Laurus Surgical, LLC Contracting for Pain Services Request received: 9/11/2008 Contact Person: Crystal Blackwell 770-929-9033 Determination: Pending
DET2008087 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Replacement of MRI System Request received: 9/15/2008 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/10/2008
DET2008088 Open MRI of Central Georgia, LLC Relocation of Health Care Facility Request received: 9/17/2008 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/12/2008
DET2008089 Open MRI of Central Georgia, LLC Replacement of Health Care Facility's MRI Request received: 9/17/2008 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/12/2008
DET2008092 Emory University Expansion of the Clairmont Parking Deck Request received: 9/23/2008 Contact Person: Robert S. Hascall, VP, Campus Services 404-727-7499 Determination: Pending
DET2008093 Floyd Healthcare Management Expansion & Relocation of Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Request received: 9/25/2008 Contact Person: Matt Gorman 706-509-3257 Determination: Pending
DET2008094 The Neurological Institute of Savannah & Center for Spine PC Replacement of CT Scanner Request received: 9/30/2008 Contact Person: Terry Mathews 912-355-1010 ext3051 Determination: Pending
DET2008095 CHMR of Griffin dba Healthfield Home Health of Griffin & Healthfield Transfer Home Health Counties Request received: 10/1/2008 Contact Person: Ruth C. Schwartz 913-814-2288 Determination: Pending
DET2008096 Tent Healthsystem GA, Inc. dba Tenet Atlanta Medical Center Replacement of Two Existing Operating Rooms Request received: 10/2/2008 Contact Person: William Masterton 404-265-4301 Determination: Pending
DET2008097 Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC Expansion of Emergency Department, Pre & Post Operative Areas
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Request received: 10/7/2008 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter 912-644-5370 Determination: Pending
DET2008098 ENT Surgery Center of Atlanta, LLC RedeemMinority Member Interest Request received: 10/9/2008 Contact Person: Deborah Smith 404-276-9716 Determination: Pending
DET2008099 Adventist Health System Georgia, Inc. dba Gordon Hospital Addition of an Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Lab Request received: 10/10/2008 Contact Person: Sam Huenergardt 706-602-7800 ext2258 Determination: Pending
DET2008100 St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Replacement of MRI Unit Request received: 10/10/2008 Contact Person: Matt Moore 706-596-4160 Determination: Pending
DET2008101 Gwinnett Medical Center Replace of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit Request received: 10/24/2008 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin (678) 312-4193 Determination: Pending
DET2008102 Cedar Plantation Assisted Living & Alzheimer's Community Increase in occupany from 24 to 36 Request received: 10/24/2008 Contact Person: Nina See-Quick 912-685-4700 Determination: Pending
DET2008103 The Surgery Center, LLC Relocate NovaMed Surgery Center Request received: 10/24/2008 Contact Person: Sharon Johnson 706-323-8803 Determination: Pending
DET2008104 Hamilton Medical Center Infusion Center Renovation Request received: 10/29/2008 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed
Determination Date: 12/1/2008
DET2008105 Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta Decertification of ICF/MR Beds Request received: 10/29/2008 Contact Person: Susan Trueblood 404-243-2110 Determination: Pending
DET2008106 Sheridan Senior Living Addition of Beds in a Personal Care Home Request received: 10/30/2008 Contact Person: Mike Pochowski 414-918-5446 Determination: Pending
DET2008107 St. Mary's Highland Hills, Inc. Personal Care Home Expansion Request received: 11/4/2008 Contact Person: Karen Schuller 706-389-3942
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Determination: Pending
DET2008108 Adventist Health System Georgia d/b/a Gordon Hospital Relocation and Expansion of Laboratory Department Request received: 11/7/2008 Contact Person: Sam Huenergardt 706-602-7800 Determination: Pending
DET2008109 Tifton County Hospital Authority Renovation of Emergency Room Request received: 11/17/2008 Contact Person: Sarah Thompson 229-353-6102 Determination: Pending
DET2008110 Gwinnett Medical Center Replacement of Fluoroscopy Units Request received: 11/21/2008 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullins 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending
DET2008111 Historic LifePoint Hospital, Inc. Acquisition of Rockdale Medical Center Request received: 11/21/2008 Contact Person: Carol Hendry 615-565-1833 Determination: Pending
DET2008112 Southeast Georgia Health System Renovation of Nursing Home Request received: 12/9/2008 Contact Person: Majorie Mathieu 912-466-7055 Determination: Pending
DET2008113 Monroe Nursing Home, Inc. d/b/a Park Place Nursing Facility Acquisition and relocation of nursing facility within county Request received: 11/24/2008 Contact Person: Gary W. Long 770-267-1791 Determination: Pending
DET2008114 Singh Development, LLC New Non-Medicaid Personal Care Home Request received: 12/1/2008 Contact Person: Robert Raymond 248-865-1024 Determination: Pending
DET2008115 Hutcheson Medical Center, Inc. Replacement of existing diagnostic cardiac catheterization lab Request received: 12/10/2008 Contact Person: Gerald Faircloth 706-858-2128 Determination: Pending
DET2008116 Southern Regional Health System d/b/a Southern Regional Medical Center To continue therapeutic cardiac catherizations Request received: 12/12/2008 Contact Person: Determination: Pending
Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period
2006-148 The Hospital Authority of Habersham County d/b/a Habersham County Medical Center Expand, Renovate and Upgrade Several Departments Request to extend Effective Period
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Site: 541 Historic Highway 441 North, Demorest (Habersham)
Project Approved: 3/20/2007
Request Received: 10/23/2008
Contact: James Peterson, Sr. VP, Finance (706)-499-6914
Approved Cost: $38,592,602
Determination: Approved, 11/21/2008
Extended Effective Period: 7/1/2009
2004-077 Kings Bay Community Hospital d/b/a Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Expansion and Renovation of Acute Care Facility Request to extend Effective Period Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Marys (Camden) Project Approved: 12/1/2004 Request Received: 11/3/2008 Contact: Howard Sepp, Jr., VP/Administrator (912)-576-6401 Approved Cost: $29,415,517 Determination: Denied, 11/25/2008
2006-124 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Columbus, LLC d/b/a CareSouth Homecare Professionals Establish New Home Health Agency SSDR 6 Request to extend Implementation Period Site: Walton Way (Houston) Project Approved: 12/10/2007 Request Received: 11/6/2008 Contact: Kelly Tripp, General Counsel (706)-855-5533 Approved Cost: $55,500 Determination: Approved, 11/20/2008
2006-079 Peachtree Hills Place, LLC d/b/a Peachtree Hills Place
Development of Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
Request to extend Implementation Period
Site: 12 Kings Circle, Atlanta, (Fulton)
Project Approved: 1/4/2007
Request Received: 11/7/2008
Contact: Kevin W. Isakson, Manager (404)-467-4900
Approved Cost: $18,259,750
Determination: Approved, 11/17/2008
Extended Implementation Period: 1/4/2010
2007-024 Solomon Holdings III- Dogwood Four, LLC- Dogwood Forest of Gainesville
Expansion of Personal Care Home Adding 20-Beds
Request to extend Effective Period
Site: 3315 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville (Hall)
Project Approved: 8/17/2007
Request Received: 11/13/2008
Contact: Alfred S. Holbrook, III, Chairman (678)-566-0034
Approved Cost: $1,626,000
Determination: Approved, 11/17/2008
Extended Effective Period: 9/17/2009
2007-023 Senior Health of Georgia, Inc. d/b/a Summit Hospital
Construction of a 50-Bed Adult and Geriatric Psych Hospital
Request to extend Implementation Period
Site: 1775 East Highway 34, Newnan (Coweta)
Project Approved: 7/25/2007
Request Received: 11/13/2008
Contact: Richard Algood, VP (615)-321-5577
Approved Cost: $10,865,767
Determination: Approved, 12/12/2008
Extended Implementation Period: 7/24/2009
2007-086 DBHG Enterprises, LLC d/b/a DeKalb Hyperbaric Medicine Construction of New Facility Utilizing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Request to extend Effective Period Site: 5700 Hillandale Drive, Bldg 200, Lithonia (DeKalb)
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Project Approved: 1/28/2008 Request Received: 12/1/2008 Contact: Helen B. Gelly, MD Member (770)-422-0577 Approved Cost: $2,002,178 Determination: Pending
2007-038 Southern Health Corporation of Ellijay, Inc. d/b/a North Georgia Medical Center
To Replace Existing Facility
Request to extend Implementation Period
Site: 1362 South Main Street, Ellijay (Gilmer)
Project Approved: 7/23/2007
Request Received: 12/10/2008
Contact: Jeffrey Dunn, CEO, (706)-276-4741
Approved Cost: $33,877,400
Determination: Approved, 12/12/2008
Extended Implementation Period: 1/23/2010
2007-026 Fayette Community Hospital d/b/a Piedmont Fayette Hospital Expansion of ICU & Acute Care Beds Request to extend Effective Period Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville (Fayette) Project Approved: 6/15/2007 Request Received: 12/12/2008 Contact: Michael Burnett, Vice-President (770)-719-7171 Approved Cost: $20,914,900 Determination: Pending
Need Projection Analyses Updated 09/25/2008
Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services
2010 Home Health Agency Services - 9/24/2008 (Next update in March 2009 Batching) 2010 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 9/24/2008 (Next update in March 2009 Batching) 2011 Personal Care Home Services - 4/14/2008 2013 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 9/25/2008 2013 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - 4/1/2008 2013 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 9/25/2008 2013 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 4/2/2008 2013 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 9/25/2008 2013 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 9/25/2008 2013 Obstetric Services Beds - 9/25/2008 2013 Short Stay Hospital Beds Facility-specific projections on an ad hoc basis using 2006 utilization 2012 Positron Emission Tomography Services Corrected 8/13/2008 2013 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy Revised 9/5/2008
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Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning
Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of December 14, 2008)
Survey Completion Status - Survey completion status represents the status of survey filings as of the effective date indicated in each version of the Tracking Report. Surveys filed on the effective date may not be reflected as complete and may be reported as delinquent. Please contact the staff contact indicated in the instruction materials associated with each survey if your facility has filed its survey but continues to be reflected as incomplete.
Facility Name
County
Survey Year
Annual Hospital Questionnaire and Addenda (Survey Years 2004 thru 2006)
Central State Hospital - Psychiatric Services Division
Baldwin
2006
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
2006
Fannin Regional Hospital
Fannin
2006
Flint River Community Hospital
Macon
2006
Georgia Center for Youth
Taylor
2005
Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah
Chatham
2006
Hillside Hospital
Fulton
2006
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
2006
Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc.
Wheeler
2006
Morgan Memorial Hospital
Morgan
2005
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Rabun
2006
North Fulton Regional Hospital
Fulton
2006
Rabun County Memorial Hospital
Rabun
2005
Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta
Richmond
2006
Southwest Hospital And Medical Center
Fulton
2004
Southwest Hospital And Medical Center
Fulton
2005
Stewart Webster Hospital
Stewart
2006
Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc.
Sumter
2006
Tattnall Community Hospital
Tattnall
2006
The Bradley Center of St. Francis
Muscogee
2005
Warm Springs Medical Center
Meriwether
2006
Wheeler County Hospital
Wheeler
2005
Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2005 thru 2008)
Albany Health Care, Inc.
Dougherty
2008
Buckhead Health & Rehabilitation
Fulton
2007
Carl Vinson Skilled Nursing Home
Laurens
2008
Central State - Craig Nursing Center
Baldwin
2008
Forum Group at Moran Lake Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, LLC Forum Group at Mount Berry Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Forum Group at Wildwood Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Georgia Regional Atlanta ICF/MR
Floyd Floyd Glynn DeKalb
2007 2007 2007 2008
Golden Living Center - Thomaston
Upson
2008
Goodwill Nursing Home
Bibb
2008
Hart Care Center
Hart
2008
Hutcheson Medical Center Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier
Catoosa Gwinnett
2008 2008
Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center - East
Muscogee
2008
Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center - West
Muscogee
2008
Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Marietta
Cobb
2008
McRae Manor Nursing Home
Telfair
2008
Meadowbrook Health Care
DeKalb
2008
Medical Management Health & Rehab Center, LLC
Bibb
2008
Morgan Memorial Hospital TCU
Morgan
2008
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Survey Due
2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 3/25/2005 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 9/29/2006
10/31/2008 8/15/2007
10/31/2008 10/31/2008
8/15/2007
8/15/2007
8/15/2007
10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008
Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital ICF/MR Place at Martinez Place at Pooler Porter Field Health & Rehab Center, LLC Rosewood Nursing Center Sadie G Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center Savannah Square Health Center South Fulton Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility SunBridge Care & Rehab for Folkston SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation for Atlanta SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation for Riverdale Tanner Medical Center Subacute Care Unit Tara at Thunderbolt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Warner Robins Rehabilitation Center
Floyd Richmond Chatham Bibb Bibb Fulton Chatham Fulton Charlton Fulton Clayton Carroll Chatham Houston
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2007)
Colquitt Regional Medical Center
Colquitt
2005
Gwinnett Medical Center
Gwinnett
2007
Saint Mary's Hospital
Clarke
2007
Sumter Regional Hospital East
Sumter
2007
Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc.
Sumter
2006
WellStar Cobb Hospital
Cobb
2007
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
Cobb
2007
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey ( Survey Years 2004 thru 2007)
Affinity Outpatient Service
Tift
2007
Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Eye Surgery Center
Fulton Fulton Fulton
2005 2006 2005
Atlanta Eye Surgery Center
Fulton
2006
Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West
Fulton
2007
Atlanta Surgicenter
Fulton
2006
Atlanta Surgicenter
Fulton
2007
Atlanta Women's Medical Center
Fulton
2005
Atlanta Women's Medical Center
Fulton
2006
Atlanta Women's Medical Center Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc.
Fulton Muscogee
2007 2005
Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc.
Muscogee
2006
Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc.
Muscogee
2007
North Atlanta Endoscopy Center
Fulton
2006
North Atlanta Orthopaedic Surgery Center, LLC
Fulton
2006
Northside Women's Clinic
DeKalb
2005
Northwoods Surgery Center, LLC
Forsyth
2006
Northwoods Surgery Center, LLC
Forsyth
2007
Novamed Eye Services of Columbus
Muscogee
2005
Premier Surgery Center
Glynn
2005
Premier Surgery Center
Glynn
2006
Savannah Medical Clinic
Chatham
2005
Savannah Medical Clinic
Chatham
2006
Savannah Medical Clinic
Chatham
2007
Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center,
Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham
2005 2006 2007 2007
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10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008
6/9/2006 10/3/2008 10/3/2008 10/3/2008 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 10/3/2008
10/3/2008 7/28/2006
4/13/2007
7/28/2006 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/28/2006 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/28/2006
4/13/2007
10/3/2008
10/3/2008
LLC Savannah Plastic Surgicenter, Inc. Summerville Surgical Center Surgical Centers of Georgia Surgical Centers of Georgia
Chatham Richmond Bibb Bibb
2006 2007 2006 2007
Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2007)
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Careone Home Health Services - Savannah
Chatham
CareOne Home Health Services, Inc. - Waycross
Ware
Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Toombs)
Toombs
Careone Home Health Services, Inc.- Tifton
Tift
Chattahoochee Valley Home Health,
Muscogee
Community Home Health
Cherokee
Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta
Fulton
Gentiva Health Services - Savannah
Chatham
Gordon Home Care
Gordon
Gordon Home Care
Gordon
Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta
DeKalb
Healthfield Home Health of Griffin
Spalding
Healthfield Home Health, Inc.
Fulton
Intrepid USA Healthcare Services
Lowndes
Memorial Home Health
Cook
Muscogee Home Health Agency Ogeechee Home Health
Muscogee Bulloch
Southside Healthcare Home Health
DeKalb
Staff Builders Home Health
Fulton
Trinity Home Health
Richmond
Ultra Care of Georgia
Muscogee
WellStar Home Health - Cobb
Cobb
2005 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007
Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2006)
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
Flint River Community Hospital
Macon
Gordon Hospital
Gordon
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
Inner Harbour Hospital
Douglas
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
Liberty Regional Medical Center
Liberty
McDuffie Regional Medical Center
McDuffie
Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital
Greene
Morgan Memorial Hospital
Morgan
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Rabun
Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta
Richmond
Southwest Hospital & Medical Center
Fulton
Tattnall Community Hospital
Tattnall
Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital
Telfair
Trinity Hospital of Augusta
Richmond
Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital
Dade
Willingway Hospital
Bulloch
2006 2006 2006 2006 2004 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2006 2004 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006
Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2007)
Saint Francis Hospital
Muscogee
2007
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
Cobb
2007
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4/13/2007 10/3/2008 4/13/2007 10/3/2008
7/7/2006 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008 10/10/2008
3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 5/28/2004 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 10/27/2006 3/14/2008
3/1/2004 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008
10/3/2008 10/3/2008
Personal Care Home Survey (Survey Years 2005 thru 2007)
Atria Retirement & Assisted Living, Stone Mountain
Gwinnett
Atria West Cobb
Cobb
Atria Woodstock
Cherokee
Autumn Village PCH
Butts
Campbell-Stone Personal Care Home
Fulton
Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH
Fulton
Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH
Fulton
Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH
Fulton
Country Gardens Senior Living
Gwinnett
Epoch Assisted Living of Roswell
Fulton
Reflections PCH
Cobb
Robertville Manor
Bartow
Shadow Moss Plantation Shadow Moss Plantation
Chatham Chatham
Summer's Landing
Coffee
White Oaks at Lanier PCH
Forsyth
White Oaks at Lanier PCH
Forsyth
White Oaks at Lanier PCH
Forsyth
2005 2005 2005 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007 2006 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007
Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2006)
All surveys filed for most recent 3 years.
Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2006)
Cherokee Regional Cancer Treatment Center
Cherokee
2004
Cherokee Regional Cancer Treatment Center
Cherokee
2005
Oconee Regional Medical Center
Baldwin
2004
9/16/2005 9/16/2005 9/16/2005 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 9/16/2005 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 9/15/2006 9/16/2005 9/16/2005 9/16/2005 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 9/16/2005 9/15/2006 8/15/2007
3/25/2005 7/21/2006 3/25/2005
Indigent/Charity Shortfalls
Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years
(Commitment status as of 12/14/2008)
Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls Compliance with indigent and charity care commitments is evaluated on the effective date indicated in each version of the Tracking Report. Adjustments paid to offset shortfalls that are received on or near the effective date may not have had time to be processed by DCH when the Tracking Report is published.
Facility Name
Brunswick Endoscopy Center Gainesville Surgery Center Healthsouth Gainesville Surgery Center Surgery Center at Mt. Zion Surgery Center, LLC, The North Fulton Regional Hospital Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Amedisys d/b/a Tugaloo Home Health Agency Amedisys d/b/a Tugaloo Home Health Agency Amedisys Home Health of Covington Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Charlton Visiting Nurses Services Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Englewood Health Systems, Arlington
County
Glynn Hall Hall Clayton Muscogee Fulton Fulton Franklin Franklin Newton Bibb Lowndes Hall Muscogee Elbert Douglas
Year
2006 2007 2006 2007 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007
Shortfall Due Service
19.10 Ambulatory Surgery Center 24,547.91 Ambulatory Surgery Center 223,107.87 Ambulatory Surgery Center 16,578.32 Ambulatory Surgery Center 62,798.60 Ambulatory Surgery Center
7,724.22 Cardiac Catheterization 604,005.76 Cardiac Catheterization
24,786.58 Home Health Agency 293,916.56 Home Health Agency 191,002.48 Home Health Agency 252,446.22 Home Health Agency
67,651.32 Home Health Agency 123,172.12 Home Health Agency
45,053.65 Home Health Agency 229,156.80 Home Health Agency 585,386.49 Home Health Agency
Brantley Muscogee McDuffie Calhoun
2007 2006 2007 2007
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16,359.40 70,792.71 31,195.10
185.36
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency
Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Newton Medical Home Health Pediatric Services of America Southside Healthcare Home Health Staff Builders Home Health Tugaloo Home Health Agency an Amedisys United Home Care of Atlanta United Home Care of North Georgia Anchor Hospital Focus By the Sea Focus By the Sea Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
Fulton Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Clarke Clarke Oconee Hall Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Fulton DeKalb Spalding Newton Columbia DeKalb Fulton Hall Gwinnett White Clayton Glynn Glynn Fulton
2006 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2006 2007 2007 2007 2006 2005 2006 2007
151,932.04 88,633.28 98,303.88 3,087.28 30,262.52 67,275.28 80,394.12 22,608.78 43,747.37 68,748.96
134,445.58 118,369.89 184,196.33
47,354.47 23,443.09 30,611.12
287.95 4,552.32 490,501.24 349,327.78 130,570.64 95,509.70 9,577.90 165,714.36 30,995.33 943,668.33
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Hospital Hospital Hospital Open Heart Surgery
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NEW CERTIFICATE OF NEED FILING REQUIREMENTS
Notices of Intent
Effective July 1, 2008, O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(b) provides that:
Any person proposing to develop or offer a new institutional health service or health care facility shall, before commencing such activity, submit a letter of intent and an application to the department and obtain a certificate of need in the manner provided in this chapter unless such activity is excluded from the scope of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. 31-6-43(a) further provides that:
At least 30 days prior to submitting an application for a certificate of need for clinical health services, a person shall submit a letter of intent to the department. The department shall provide by rule a process for submitting letters of intent and a mechanism by which applications may be filed to compete with and be reviewed comparatively with proposals described in submitted letters of intent.
All parties interested in applying for a certificate of need for new institutional health services MUST NOW NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO FILING AN APPLICATION of their intent to do so. This notice must be in writing and must contain the following information:
Name and address of legal applicant; Person to whom inquiries may be addressed; Name, address of facility, if different from legal applicant; Proposed Project Site Location; Brief summary description of proposal; Proposed service area; and, Cost of the project.
The Department will not accept any notices of intent submitted by either telephone, facsimile or e-mail pursuant to Rule 111-2-2-.06(5).
Note: The Department will begin implementing the Letter of Intent requirement on July 15, 2008. Beginning with that date, no CON application will be accepted without a previously filed Letter of Intent. The CON application must be submitted no later than 30 days after the Letter of Intent has been received by the Department.
BATCHING REQUIREMENTS
The Department will be promulgating rules for services that will now be batched pursuant to O.C.G.A. 316-43(e) which states:
To allow the opportunity for comparative review of applications, the department may provide by rule for applications for a certificate of need to be submitted on a timetable or batching cycle basis no less often than two times per calendar year for each clinical health service. Applications for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle may be filed at any time.
The requirements for Notices of Intent associated with designated Batching Cycles will be issued at the time of publication of the Batching Notice.
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SUMMER SPRING WINTER FALL
New Batching Review
The Department will be transitioning many of the reviewable CON services into quarterly Batching Cycles. These services and the Batching Cycles are as follows:
Batched Service
Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart,
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers
Batching Notice
September
December
Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery
March
Letter of Intent
October
January
April
Application Deadline November
February
May
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart,
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers
June
July
August
Fall Batching Notices will be issued the last week of September.
In preparation for transition to the New Batching Cycle, no Letters of Intent will be accepted after September 2, 2008, for the following services: Perinatal Services, Inpatient Rehabilitation Services and Ambulatory Surgery Services.
Please note: this does not apply to Home Health Services, Intermediate Care Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities as these services are already batched services and will continue to follow the existing procedures. Letters of Intent for these services can only be accepted according to the schedule published by the Department the last week of September.
Winter Batching Notices will be issued the last week of December.
In preparation for transition to the New Batching Cycle, no Letters of Intent will be accepted after December 8, 2008, for the following services: PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart, Psych/SA, and Birthing Centers.
Following the transition to these new procedures, Letters of Intent will only be accepted in accordance with the batching schedule published by the Department.
Letters of Intent for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle, or other applicable rule, may be filed at any time.
Batching Notifications Posted 09/25/2008 on DCH Website
Links to Batching Notices for Ambulatory Surgery, Home Health Agencies, Obstetrical Services, Neonatal Intermediate and Intensive Care Services, Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities/ Intermediate Care Facilities
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Batching - "Completeness" List
Ambulatory Surgery
Certificate of Need Applications Deemed "Complete" for Review
CON2008096 CON2008097
November 2008 Batching Cycle Applicant and Project Number
The Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center, LLC V.O.A. Ambulatory Surgery Center, Inc.
Home Health
Certificate of Need Applications Deemed "Complete" for Review
November 2008 Batching Cycle
SSDR 2 Project Number and Applicant
CON2008106 Peoples Home Health
SSDR 9 Project Number and Applicant
CON2008123 Three Rivers Home Health Services- Treutlen
CON2008107 Interim Health Care
CON2008124 SJC Home Health Services
CON2008115 Voyager Home Health
CON2008116 SunCrest Home Health
SSDR 3 (Under "Exception") Project Number/Applicant
CON2008119 Georgia Home Health Care
none
Newborn, ICU/INT
Certificate of Need Applications Deemed "Complete" for Review
November 2008 Batching Cycle
CON2008099 CON2008101 CON2008102 CON2008103 CON2008104
Project Number and Applicant
Piedmont Hospital Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Piedmont Hospital Emory Crawford Long Hospital Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
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BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES
FALL CYCLE
Batching Notice
(Sept 25, 2008)
Application Day
(application complete when
submitted; review cycle begins same
day)
(due by 12 noon Nov 24, 2008)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
(February 7, 2009)
100th Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to
Department)
(March 4, 2009)
120th Day
(Department Issues
decision)
(March 24, 2009)
Letter of Intent
(due by 5pm October 27, 2008)
60-Day Meeting
(applicant only);
opposition letter(s) due.
(January 23, 2009)
90th Day
(opposition meeting, applicant
can attend, opposing party must provide
written copy of argument)
(February 22, 2009)
110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
(March 14, 2009)
Batching Notice issued 30 days before Letter of Intent Due
Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted
Applications submitted; deemed complete; review cycle begins
60-Day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
75th day applicant provides additional information
90th day Opposition Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing parties must provide written statement of opposition arguments presented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); presentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting.
100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department
110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition due to Department; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting
120th day Decision issued (No discretion to extend)
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NON-BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW
ACTIVITIES
Letter of
Intent
Application deemed complete (review cycle begins)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
100th Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department)
120th
Day
(Department Issues decision)
Application submitted (10 days to review
for completeness)
60-Day
Meeting
(applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
90th Day
(opposition meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can attend, opposing parties must provide written copy of argument)
110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
150th Day
(project can be extended)
Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted
Application submitted (10 working days to review for completeness)
Application deemed complete; 120-day review cycle begins
60-day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
75th day applicant provides additional information
90th day Opposition Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing parties must provide written statement of opposition arguments presented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); presentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting.
100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department
110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting
120th day Decision issued (Department has discretion to extend to 150th day)
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NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning July 1, 2008, all facilities operating under a previously granted exemption or letter of nonreviewability as provided at O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(c)(2)(A) will be required to:
Provide notice to the department by August 15, 2008, of the following: Name Ownership Location Single Specialty Services provided in the exempt facility
For purposes of complying with this requirement, notice may be sent through the mail, by facsimile, or email. Information will not be accepted by telephone. Please submit this information to:
Georgia Department of Community Health Division of Health Planning c/o Marsha Hopkins, Executive Director 2 Peachtree Street, NW 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Fax Number: 404-656-0654 E-mail address: mhopkins@dch.ga.gov
These facilities will also be required to provide annual reports beginning on January 1, 2009, in accordance with the Department's annual reporting requirements for existing CON-approved facilities and services. Further reporting instructions will be provided by the Department. Noncompliance with this information request may result in a fine as authorized under O.C.G.A. 31-6-70(e)(1).
LETTERS OF DETERMINATION The Department will require that a determination request be submitted for any proposed activity that may be exempt under O.C.G.A. 31-6. Such requests will be accepted only on the Department's Determination Request form with the required filing fee of $250. Note: Requests for confirmation of the exemptions for a single specialty ambulatory surgical center or a joint venture ambulatory surgical center and equipment below the threshold are considered requests for a Letter of Nonreviewability and require a $500 filing fee.
GENERAL INFORMATION Many of the Department's forms are currently under revision. Look for revised forms starting July 15, 2008. Proposed new rules will be presented to the Board for adoption at the next Department of Community Health Board meeting, scheduled on Thursday, July 10, 2008.
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CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL
Sworn by Governor Sonny Perdue on August 20, 2008
Ellwood "Ebb" Oakley (Chair) 1266 West Paces Ferry Rd., #157
Atlanta, GA 30327 eoakley@gsu.edu
Melvin M. Goldstein 248 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060 goldatty@bellsouth.net
William "Bill" C. Joy (Vice Chair) 5349 Rosser Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30087 wcjoy@bellsouth.net
Recent Legislation - Senate Bill 433
Senate Bill 433 as passed April 4, 2008 The Department responses to various questions regarding SB433 are posted on the website for general reference. Senate Bill 433 Determination Letters
Opposition Form Now Available
Opposition Form
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