Letters of Intent Fall Batching Letters of Intent Expired Letters of Intent New Applications Pending Review/Incomplete Applications DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING Pending Review/Complete Applications Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications Recently Approved Applications Recently Denied Applications CERTIFICATE OF NEED Applications Withdrawn Appealed CON Projects Appealed Determinations Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities November 11, 2009 November 17, 2009 Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period Need Projection Analyses Non-Filed or Incomplete Surveys Indigent-Charity Shortfalls Recent Legislation Affecting CON New Batching Review Summer Cycle Fall Cycle Fall Batching Notifications New CON Filing Requirements (effective July 1, 2008) New Reporting Requirements (effective July 1, 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 Certificate of Need Appeal Panel DHP Notice New Procedure for Requesting Extensions Letters of Intent 2009-087 The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. - 4th Floor West Tower Convert 4 Main step-down cardiac surgical unit to a (14) bed Medical/Surgical ICU Received: 10/19/2009 Application must be submitted on: 11/18/2009 Site: 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Estimated Cost: $10,500,000 2009-088 Satilla Regional Medical Center Patient Wing Expansion Received: 10/21/2009 Application must be submitted on: 11/20/2009 Site: 410 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501 (Ware County) Estimated Cost: $7,500,000 2009-097 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC Expansion and renovation of facility Received: 10/30/2009 Application must be submitted on: 11/30/2009 Site: 1499 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA (Bulloch County) Estimated Cost: $32,000,000 2009-098 Tanner Medical Center, Inc. Tanner Medical Center, Inc. Received: 11/3/2009 Application must be submitted on: 12/3/2009 Site: 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 (Carroll County) Estimated Cost: $55,000,000 2009-099 Floyd Medical Center Construct New Space to House Existing Acute Care Beds Received: 11/5/2009 Application must be submitted on: 12/7/2009 Site: 304 Turner McCall Boulevard, Rome, GA 30162 (Floyd County) Estimated Cost: $7,900,000 2009-100 Shepherd Center Renovation of 2nd Floor; add a Chiller and a Generator Received: 11/9/2009 Application must be submitted on: 12/9/2009 Site: 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $5,671,252 Fall Batching - Letters of Intent Adult Open Heart Surgery None Ambulatory Surgery 2009-089 Newton Ambulatory Surgical Center Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 5303-D Adams Street, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Estimated Cost: $1,000 2009-090 West Paces Ambulatory Surgical Center Conversion to Single Speciality ASC - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 3161 Howell Mill Road, Suite 320, Atlanta, GA 30327 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $1,000 2009-091 Plastikos Surgical Center Establish Multi-Specialty ASC - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 2 Site: 4370 Georgetown Square, Atlanta, GA 30338 (DeKalb County) Estimated Cost: $0 2009-092 Associates Surgery Center, Inc. Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 864 First Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Estimated Cost: $0 2009-093 Northside Alpharetta Ambulatory Surgery Center Establish Multi-Specialty ASC - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 3400-A Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $4,000,000 Basic Perinatal 2009-094 St. Francis Hospital Establish Basic Perinatal Service - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31908 (Muscogee County) Freestanding Birthing Centers None Home Health None Megavoltage Radiation Therapy None Newborn ICU/Neonatal INT 2009-095 South Fulton Medical Center (SFMC) Establish 4 Bed Level III NICU - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $160,000 Pediatric Cardiac Cath and Open Heart Surgery None Positron Emission Tomography Services None Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services None Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation 2009-096 Tanner Medical Center Establish 20 bed comprehensive inpatient physical rehabiliation unit - BATCHING Received: 10/25/2009 (Rollover Date: 10/26/09) Application must be submitted on: 11/24/2009 Site: 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 (Carroll County) Estimated Cost: $650,000 3 Expired Letters of Intent none New Applications 2009-082 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. Intuitive da Vinci S 4 Arm Robotic Surgical System with HD vision Filed: 11/4/2009 Site: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Heather Dexter, VP of Surgical Services & Planning 678-843-7001 Estimated Cost: $1,850,000 2009-083 South Georgia Medical Center To develop a multi-modality outpatient imaging center Filed: 11/6/2009 Site: 2501 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: William E. Forbes, Chief Planning Officer 229-259-4175 Estimated Cost: $10,668,191 2009-084 Rockdale Medical Center Acquire a da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Filed: 11/12/2009 Site: 1412 Milstead Avenue, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: Deborah Armstrong, COO/Vice President 770-918-3877 Estimated Cost: $2,760,000 2009-085 Grady Memorial Hospital Installation of a Bi-Plane Angiography Unit Filed: 11/12/2009 Site: 80 Jesse Hill Drive, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Craig J. Tindall, Senior VP 404-616-5141 Estimated Cost: $2,498,893 2009-086 Piedmont Hospital Acquisition of a Robotics Surgery System Filed: 11/13/2009 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Manager, Regulatory Affairs 404-605-4565 Estimated Cost: $2,970,000 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 2009-077 DeKalb Medical at North Decatur Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner Filed: 10/9/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/26/2009 Site: 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Donald G. Fears, Director of Regulatory & Facility 404-501-5790 Estimated Cost: $2,101,073 2009-078 Newton Medical Center Acquisition: da Vinci Si Robotic Surgery System Filed: 10/22/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 11/4/2009 Site: 5126 Hospital Drive, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Contact: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 Estimated Cost: $1,750,000 4 2009-079 St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Renovate and Expand by adding a Clinical Tower Filed: 10/22/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 11/5/2009 Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31908 (Muscogee County) Contact: Michele Madison 404-504-7621 Estimated Cost: $90,750,000 Pending Review/Complete Applications 2009-042 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC Acquisition of a da Vinci Si HD Surgical System Filed: 7/1/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 7/15/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/3/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/2/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/1/2009 Site: 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Kenneth Wicker 706-651-6104 Estimated Cost: $2,149,906 2009-044 Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC New Hospital Filed: 7/10/2009 Deemed Complete: 7/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 9/22/2009 Decision Deadline: 11/21/2009 Site: Clear Creek Road & I-85, Lavonia, GA 30553 (Franklin County) Contact: Charles T. Adams, CEO 706-245-1802 Estimated Cost: $72,340,819 2009-046 St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Si System Filed: 7/20/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 7/31/2009 Deemed Complete: 9/4/2009 60th Day Deadline: 11/2/2009 Decision Deadline: 1/1/2010 Site: 1230 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Donald McKenna 706-389-3000 Estimated Cost: $1,750,000 2009-047 Cancer Treatment Center of America of the Southeast, Inc. A New Destination Cancer Treatment Hospital Filed: 7/20/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 8/3/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/22/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/21/2009 Site: Exhibit B, Newnan, GA 30000 (Coweta County) Contact: David Kent 847-342-7472 Estimated Cost: $179,767,423 2009-048 Piedmont Fayette Hospital Acquisition of daVinci Surgical Robotic System Filed: 7/24/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 8/7/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/19/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/18/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/17/2009 Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 (Fayette County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Manager Regulatory Affairs 404-605-4565 Estimated Cost: $2,560,000 2009-049 Emory Eastside Medical Center Expansion of Emergency Department Filed: 7/30/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/12/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/11/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/10/2009 5 Site: 1700 Medical Way, Snellville, GA 30078 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Dustin Greene, COO 770-736-2224 Estimated Cost: $12,632,341 2009-050 Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation Renovate, Modernize and Expand Trauma Capacity in ER Filed: 8/17/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/31/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/30/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/29/2009 Site: 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Craig Tindall, Sr. VP, Operations/Facilities 404-616-3343 Estimated Cost: $11,794,726 2009-051 Houston Medical Center Add 28 Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds Filed: 8/19/2009 Deemed Complete: 9/2/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/31/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/30/2009 Site: 1601 Watson Boulevard, Warner Robins, GA 31093 (Houston County) Contact: Grady W. (Skip) Philips, III 478-542-5040 Estimated Cost: $1,303,819 2009-052 Southeast Georgia Health System Acquisition Of A Cyber Knife - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 (Glynn County) Contact: Carlton A. DeVooght 912-466-3391 Estimated Cost: $5,494,337 2009-053 Kings Bay Community Hospital, Inc.d/b/a Camden Medical Center Establish a New Radiation Therapy Program - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Mary's, GA 31558 (Camden County) Contact: Charlton A. DeVooght 912-466-3391 Estimated Cost: $1,992,072 2009-055 Emory Johns Creek Hospital New Hospital-Based Non-Special Radiation - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (Fulton County) Contact: John D. Quinlivan Jr 678-474-7003 Estimated Cost: $13,025,739 2009-057 The Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority d/b/a Appling Healthcare New Mobile PET Services - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 163 E. Tomlinson Street, Baxley, GA 31806 (Appling County) Contact: Dale Spell, CEO 912-367-9841 Estimated Cost: $4,000 2009-058 Hamilton Medical Center Acquisition of a Fixed PET/CT Scanner - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 6 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: John Bowling 706-226-3003 Estimated Cost: $2,500,000 2009-059 WellStar Cobb Hospital Acquisition of a PET/CT Scanner System - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $3,700,000 2009-060 Spalding Regional Medical Center Develop New Mobile PET/CT Services - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 601 South Eighth Street, Griffin, GA 30224 (Spalding County) Contact: John Quinn, CEO 770-229-6469 Estimated Cost: $0 2009-061 Emory University Hospital Expansion of PET/CT Services - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeKalb County) Contact: Toni Wimby, Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $1,196,950 2009-062 Emory Johns Creek Hospital Develop A Mobile PET/CT Service - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (Fulton County) Contact: Greg Caples, COO 678-474-7012 Estimated Cost: $77,900 2009-063 Meadows Regional Medical Center A Mobile PET/CT Services - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 1703 Meadow Lane, Vidalia, GA 30475 (Toombs County) Contact: Howard Holman, VP/Business Development 912-538-5889 Estimated Cost: $25,000 2009-064 Fairview Park Hospital A Mobile PET/CT Services - Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: 200 Industrial Boulevard, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County) Contact: Ted Short, CFO 478-274-3103 Estimated Cost: $25,000 2009-072 Open MRI and CT Specialists of Stockbridge Re-location of Imaging Center & Acquisition of MRI Unit 7 Filed: 9/16/2009 Deemed Complete: 9/29/2009 60th Day Deadline: 11/27/2009 Decision Deadline: 1/26/2010 Site: 900 Block of eagles Landing Parkway, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Tammy Karst, VP Client Services 770-952-8899 Estimated Cost: $1,409,950 2009-074 Redmond Regional Medical Center Purchase a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 10/2/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/19/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/9/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/7/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/8/2010 Site: 501 Redmond Road, Rome, GA 30165 (Floyd County) Contact: Carlton Ulmer, COO 706-802-3012 Estimated Cost: $2,300,000 2009-075 WellStar Cobb Hospital, Surgery Center Renovation Filed: 10/2/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/14/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/2/2009 60th Day Deadline: 12/31/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/1/2010 Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman, Director of Strategic Planning 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $16,754,606 2009-076 Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Cost Overrun (CON2004077) Filed: 10/8/2009 Deemed Complete: 10/22/2009 60th Day Deadline: 12/20/2009 Decision Deadline: 2/18/2010 Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 (Camden County) Contact: Carlton A. DeVooght V P/G-Counsel Gov't Relations 912-466-3391 Estimated Cost: $3,668,436 2009-080 Open MRI of Georgia, Inc. MRI and CT Scanner Replacement Filed: 10/26/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/6/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/4/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/5/2010 Site: 204 Village Center Parkway, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Per B. Normark, Deputy General Counsel 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,400,000 2009-081 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Acquisition of da Vinci robotic surgery equipment Filed: 10/29/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/10/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/8/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/9/2010 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $3,206,000 Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications 2009-054 Gordon Hospital A New Non-Special Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Services - (Joined 56,73) Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 Joined: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 8 Site: 1035 Red Bud Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 (Gordon County) Contact: Sam Huenergardt 706-602-7800 Estimated Cost: $7,012,348 2009-056 Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care of Jasper New Freestanding Radiation Therapy Center in SSDR 1 - (Joined 54,73) Batching Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 Joined: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: Allred Mill Road and State Road 515, Jasper, GA 30143 (Pickens County) Contact: Dale L. McCord, MD 770-255-7409 Estimated Cost: $6,757,809 2009-073 Gilmer County Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Center Development of Non-Special MRT - Batching (Joined 54-56) Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 Joined: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 Site: Insect W.brook Boulevard & W.brook Court, Ellijay, GA 30540 (Gilmer County) Contact: Donald Holton 770-682-2099 Estimated Cost: $6,400,609 Recently Approved Applications 2009-043 Northside Hospital, Inc. Vertical Expansion at Northside Hospital - Forsyth Filed: 7/6/2009 Deemed Complete: 7/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 9/18/2009 Decision Deadline: 11/17/2009 APPROVED: 11/16/2009 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian Toporek, 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $6,690,746 Recently Denied Applications none Applications Withdrawn none Appealed CON Projects 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: Reversed by Superior Court of Barrow County, 12/15/2008. Court of Appeals: Department and NEGA requested appeal of Superior Court Order to Georgia Court of Appeals; Barrow opposed request; Court of Appeals agreed to hear appeal of Superior Court Order, 1/30/2009. 9 Appeals Court Decision: Pending 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: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: January 26, 27, 28, 2009, 5th Floor Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reversed award of CON to MCG, 4/7/2009: The applicant requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer's decision, 5/5/2009; the Department requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer's decision, 5/7/2009. Commissioner Review Decision: due 6/8/2009; Per Final Order Hearing Officer is reversed and the original decision of the Department to award a CON to Physicians Practice Group is reinstated, 4/7/2009. Appealed to Superior Court: University Health Services and Evans filed Petion for Judicial Review, Richmond County Superior Court, 7/8/2009. Superior Court Decision: Richmond County Superior Court denied University & Evans petition for judicial review and affirmed Final Order, 9/30/2009. Appealed to Appeals Court: University and Evans filed application for discretionary appeal to GA Court of Appeals, 10/30/2009. Appeals Court Decision: Pending 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: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: May 11, 2009, 9:00 AM, through May 15, 2009, 34th Floor Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed Department approval, 8/26/2009. Trident requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer Decision, 9/24/2009. Commissioner Review: Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision to award CON to Candler, 10/23/2009. 2008-068 Vidalia Regional Cancer Center (Toombs) Develop a MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy Service Agency Decision: Approved, 11/25/2008 Appealed By: Statesboro Oncology Associates, P.C, 12/23/2008 and Satilla Regional Cancer Center, 12/23/2008. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: May 19, 2009, 5th Floor, 9:00AM Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed award of CON to Vidalia, 8/10/2009; Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center and South Georgia Center for Cancer Care requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer's Decision, 09/09/09. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision, 10/08/2009. Appealed to Superior Court: South Georgia Center for Cancer Care filed petition for judicial review to Superior Court of Bulloch County, 11/6/2009. Superior Court Decision: Pending 2008-081 Palmyra Medical Center (Dougherty) Develop Basic Perinatal Services Agency Decision: Approved, 1/9/2009 Appealed By: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, 2/6/2009 and Sumter Regional Hospital, 2/6/2009 Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: July 13, 2009, 12:00PM, 34th Floor Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed award of CON to Palmyra, 10/18/2009 2008-106 Peoples Home Health (Hall) 2008-107 Interim Home Healthcare Georgia (Hall) 2008-115 Voyager Home Health (Banks) 2008-116 Suncrest Home Health (Banks) 2008-119 Georgia Home Health Care (White) 10 Establish New HH Care Agency SSDR 2 Agency Decision: 2008-106 denied 3/24/2009; 2008-107 approved 3/24/2009; 2008-115 denied 3/24/2009; 2008-116 denied 3/24/2009; 2008-119 denied 3/24/2009. Appealed By: Suncrest Home Health appealed its denial and approval of Interim, 4/23/2009. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: September 10, 2009, 9:00AM to September 11, 2009 4:30PM, 34th Floor Large Conference Room; Motion Hearing held 9/15/2009. Hearing Decision: Remanded to Department 11/13/2009; decision due 12/13/2009. 2008-123 Three Rivers Home Health Services-Treutlen (Candler) 2008-124 SJC Home Health Services (Liberty) Expansion of Home Health Care Agency SSDR 9 Agency Decision: 2008-123, Three Rivers Home Health Services, approved, 3/24/2009; SJC Home Health Services (2008-124), denied, 3/24/2009. Appealed By: SJC Home Health Services (2008-124) filed an appeal of the denial of their own application, as well as, the approval of Three Rivers Home Health Services (2008123), 4/17/2009. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: September 15, 2009, 9:00AM to September 17, 2009, 4:30PM, 34th Floor Large Conference Room; Motion Hearing held, 9/15/2009. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer issued Order on Cross Motions for Summary Adjudication during CON to SJC and affirming award of CON to Three Rivers, 11/5/2009. 2009-026 St Josephs Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. (Fulton) Develop a Second Hospital-Based Outpatient Imaging Center Agency Decision: Approved, 9/3/2009 Appealed By: Diagnostic Imaging of Atlanta, LLC, 10/29/2009 Hearing Officer: TBA Hearing Date: TBA Appealed Determinations DET2009060 Henry Medical Center, Inc. Perform Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization in Hospital Request received: 5/15/2009 Contact Person: Charles F. Scott 678-604-1001 Determination: Denied Determination Date: 7/15/2009 Opposition: Southern Regional Medical Center, Inc.- 6/12/2009; Request for Hearing filed by Henry Medical Center, 8/12/2009; Request to intervene filed by Southern Regional Medical Center, 8/12/2009. Motion for Summary Adjudication filed by Southern Regional and Department, 10/5/2009. Hearing on Motion, 10/19/2009. Hearing Officer granted Motion for Summary Adjudication to Southern Regional and Department, 10/26/2009. DET2009062 Augusta Hospital, LLC d/b/a Trinity Hospital of Augusta Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/15/2009 Contact Person: Robyn Stowell 706-481-7678 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2009 Opposition: University Health Services, Inc.- 6/15/2009; MCG Health, Inc.- 6/15/2009, Request for Hearing filed by University Health Services, 8/12/2009. Hearing: 10/23/2009, 9AM 10/26/2009, 5PM, 34th Floor Conference Room; Cliff Weiss, Esq., Hearing Officer. Hearing Officer Decision Pending. DET2009068 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC d/b/a Doctors Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/15/2009 Contact Person: Kenneth Wicker 706-651-6104 Determination: Denied Determination Date: 7/15/2009 Opposition: University Health Services, Inc./University Hospital- 6/15/2009; MCG Health, Inc.- 6/15/2009; Request for Hearing filed by Doctors Hospital, 7/21/2009; Request to intervene filed by University Health Services, 8/12/2009. Hearing scheduled 10/14/200910/15/2009, 34th Floor Conference Room; Cliff Weiss, Esq., Hearing Officer. University withdrew request to intervene in opposition to Doctors denial, 11/6/2009. 11 Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment LNR-EQT2009024 MedCross Imaging, P.C. Purchase a Mobile MRI Request received: 8/24/2009 Contact Person: Norman King 478-374-4305 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2009026 Premier Orthopedic, P.C. Mobile MRI Request received: 9/14/2009 Contact Person: Bennett D. Cotton, Jr. M.D. President 229-435-1458 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 11/13/2009 LNR-EQT2009027 Athens Neurological Associates, P.C. Fixed MRI Request received: 9/18/2009 Contact Person: Jon Poling, M.D. 706-353-0606 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 11/13/2009 LNR-EQT2009028 The Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority Acquisition of Fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging Request received: 10/8/2009 Contact Person: Dale Spell, CEO 912-367-9841 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2009029 Henry Medical Center, Inc. Fixed MRI and CT Scanner Request received: 12/13/2009 Contact Person: Claude Y. Carruth 678-604-5141 Determination: Pending Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities LNR-ASC2009006 Brookstone Surgical Center, LLC Single Specialty ASC Site: 1st floor of a two story building. Number of OR's: Specialty: General Surgery Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 5/27/2009 Contact Person: Gayle R. Evans 770-794-4944 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009010 Lanier Interventional Pain Center, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 2335 LimeStone Overlook, Gainesville, GA Number of OR's: Specialty: Pain Management Project costs as submitted: $2,362,679.00 Request received: 7/7/2009 Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr. 770-951-8427 Determination: Approved Determination 10/28/2009 LNR-ASC2009011 Northeast Georgia Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Associates, LLC Physician-Owned Single-Specialty (Ambulatory Surgery Center) Site: 2406 Lighthouse Manor Drive, Gainesville, GA Number of OR's: Specialty: Otolaryngology Project costs as submitted: $1,296,899.85 Request received: 7/28/2009 Contact Person: Melody Scarborough 770-536-4558 12 Determination: Approved Determination 11/6/2009 LNR-ASC2009012 Athens Eye Surgery Center, LLC Physician-Owed, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: Number of OR's: Specialty: Ophthalmology Project costs as submitted: $790,162.21 Request received: 9/8/2009 Contact Person: Brynne R. Goncher 404-233-7000 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009013 Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC Single Specialty Dermatology ASC Site: 3525 Piedmont Road, Building 6, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30305 Number of OR's: Specialty: Dermatology ASC Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 9/18/2009 Contact Person: Katarina G. Chiller, M.D. 404-725-8786 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009014 Orthocare Surgery Center, LLC To own and operate a two (2) room outpatient surgery center Site: 619 Pointe North Boulevard, Albany, Georgia 31702 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Orthopaedics Project costs as submitted: $1,486,843.70 Request received: 10/6/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009015 Carlin Vision Surgery Center, LLC To own and operate a two (2)-operating room ASC at MOB Site: 2347 Lenora Church Road, Snellville, Georgia 30078 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Ophthalmology Project costs as submitted: $1,306,062.00 Request received: 10/7/2009 Contact Person: Neil W. Hoffman, Ph.D., J.D. 404-815-6500 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009016 Vandemark Plastic Surgery Center, LLC Exempt Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgical Center Site: King's Way Boulevard, Valdosta, Georgia 31605 Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Plastic Surgery Project costs as submitted: $2,902,724.72 Request received: 10/8/2009 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009017 Georgia Pain Management Center, LLC Pain Management Specialists of Atlanta, P.C. Site: 165 North Park Trail, Stockbridge, Georgia Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Pain Management Project costs as submitted: $1,352,582.00 Request received: 10/16/2009 Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr., Senior Associate 770-951-8427 Determination: Pending Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination DET2008112 Southeast Georgia Health System Renovation of Nursing Home Request received: 12/9/2008 13 Contact Person: Marjorie Mathieu 912-466-7055 Determination: Pending DET2009019 CareSouth HHA Holdings, LLC Free Services to Indigent & Charity Care Medicaid-Eligible Pt Request received: 2/10/2009 Contact Person: John M. Southern, CFO 706-373-2413 Determination: Pending DET2009088 Lenbrook Square Additional Beds Request received: 6/19/2009 Contact Person: Becky Webster Determination: Pending 404-404-4440 DET2009113 Southeast Georgia Health System Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 9/14/2009 Contact Person: Gary R. Colberg, FACHE President/CEO 912-466-7098 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 10/30/2009 DET2009114 LaGrange-Troup County Hospital Authority d/d/a West GA Med Center Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services - C-Port Non-Participant Request received: 9/14/2009 Contact Person: Carol M. Todd, General Counsel 706-845-3703 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 10/30/2009 DET2009115 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Midtown Replacement of Electrophysiology Lab B Request received: 9/17/2009 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/2/2009 DET2009116 Healing Community Center Construction of New Community Health Clinic and Recuperative Care Request received: 9/17/2009 Contact Person: Charles E. Moore, MD, FACS 404-778-3939 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/9/2009 DET2009117 Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC dba The Doctors Hospital of Tattnall Replacement of MRI Request received: 9/18/2009 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter 912-644-5370 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/16/2009 DET2009118 St. Francis Hospital Affiliated Services, Inc. MOB Request received: 9/22/2009 Contact Person: Matthew A. Moore 706-596-4160 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/10/2009 DET2009119 St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. PET Replacement Request received: 9/23/2009 Contact Person: Heather Dexter 678-843-7001 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 11/10/2009 DET2009120 The Medical Center, Inc. Replacement of Three Linear Accelerators Request received: 9/29/2009 Contact Person: Donald Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending 14 DET2009121 Elder Hope Investments, LLC Construction of new 64 Bed Personal Care Home Request received: 9/29/2009 Contact Person: George Schoepf 706-999-1434 Determination: Pending DET2009122 Hamilton Medical Center Generator Replacement Request received: 10/1/2009 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6477 Determination: Pending DET2009123 RiverWoods Behavioral Health System Increase in bed capacity Request received: 10/5/2009 Contact Person: Kirk Kureska, CEO 770-991-8500 Determination: Pending DET2009124 Atlanta Pain & Injury, P.C. Clarification of classification of clinic regarding new services Request received: 10/7/2009 Contact Person: Dr. Shailesh S. Kothari, CEO 770-938-2625 Determination: Pending DET2009125 Northside Hospital-Forsyth Expansion of Adult Cardiac Catheterization Services Request received: 10/7/2009 Contact Person: Brian J. Toporek, Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending DET2009126 South Georgia Medical Center Modification of Previously Approved Project # GA 2008-138 Request received: 10/7/2009 Contact Person: William E. Forbes, Chief Planning Officer 229-259-4175 Determination: Pending DET2009127 Insight Health Corporation d/b/a INSIGHT IMAGING Participation as a Mobile PET/CT Provider in Georgia Request received: 10/13/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009128 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Capital Expenditure for Development of Interventional Operating Room Request received: 10/14/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009129 Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Cobb Hospital Renovations of Hospital Lobby Request received: 10/15/2009 Contact Person: Caroline Aultman, Director Strategic Planning 770-792Determination: Pending DET2009130 Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett Increase number of Licensed Personal Care Home Beds Request received: 10/15/2009 Contact Person: Jennifer Thilo, Executive Director 770-923-3100 Determination: Pending DET2009131 Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation d/b/a Grady Health System Modification of CT Equip. Prev Apprvd as Part of CON Proj. 2009002 Request received: 10/23/2009 15 Contact Person: Craig Tindall, Sr. VP, Operations/Facilities 404-616-3343 Determination: Pending DET2009132 Northland Partners LLC d/b/a Summer's Landing Northland Increase in licensed beds from 24 to 60 Request received: 10/19/2009 Contact Person: Chris Brogdon, Manager 404-386-9607 Determination: Pending DET2009133 Northside-Roswell Cancer Center Relocation of Northside-Roswell Cancer Center Request received: 10/23/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009134 Hospital Authority of Valdosta dba South Georgia Medical Center Acquisition of Diagnostic Radiology Facility Request received: 10/23/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009135 HyOx Medical Treatment Center, Inc. Modification for original CON2007066 Request received: 10/26/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009136 Northland Partners, LLC d/b/a Summers Landing Increase licensed beds from 24 to 60 Request received: 10/29/2009 Contact Person: Chris Brodgon 770-386-9607 Determination: Pending DET2009137 CannonWood LLC Increased Capacity Request received: 10/29/2009 Contact Person: Thomas D. Major Determination: Pending 404-680-5066 DET2009138 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. Information Technology Expenditures Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009139 Phoebe Sumter Medial Center, Inc. Construction of Medical Office Building 3 Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009140 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Construction of Medical Office Building 2 Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009141 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Construction of Medical Office Building 1 Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 16 DET2009142 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Relocation of Healthcare Facility (Phoebe Sumter Medical Center) Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009143 Chulio Assisted Living, LLC Change of Governing Body Request received: 11/5/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009144 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Replacement of CON-Approved Fixed MRI Unit Request received: 11/6/2009 Contact Person: Lori Jenkins, Manager/Planning Department 229-312-1432 Determination: Pending DET2009145 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. Renovation of Admissions/Recovery Unit Request received: 11/12/2009 Contact Person: Heather Dexter 678-843-7001 Determination: Pending DET2009146 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC. Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 11/16/2009 Contact Person: Spencer Thomas 912-486-1500 Determination: Pending DET2009147 John Cheney Use/Remodel of Former Hospital to Personal Care Home Request received: 11/16/2009 Contact Person: John Cheney 770-876-3132 Determination: Pending Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 2007066 HyOx Medical Treatment Center, Inc. Develop a Hyperbaric Medicine Program DTRC Request to extend Implementation Period Site: 738 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville (Gwinnett) Project Approved: 11/05/2007 Request Received: 10/2/2009 Contact: Kaye Moseley, Clinical Director (678) 303-3220 Approved Cost: $2,709,034 Determination: Approved, 10/29/2009 Extended Implementation Date: 11/4/2010 2008069 DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a DeKalb Medical at North Decatur Installation of Endoscopy Laboratory & Purchase Toshiba Infinix System Request to extend mandatory implementation date Site: 3701 N. Decatur Road, Decatur (DeKalb) Project Approved: 12/02/2008 Request Received: 10/29/2009 Contact: Donald Fears (404) 501-5790 Approved Cost: $3,719,331 Determination: Approved, 10/30/2009 Extended Implementation Date: 3/2/2010 2008072 Tenet Healthsystem GB, Inc. d/b/a Tenet Atlanta Medical Center Relocate the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and Create a 14-Bed ICU Request to extend mandatory implementation date 17 Site: 303 Parkway Drive, Atlanta (Fulton) Project Approved: 12/23/2008 Request Received: 11/3/2009 Contact: Michael J. McConnell (404) 581-8526 Approved Cost: $5,512,388 Determination: Approved, 11/6/2009 Extended Implementation Date: 12/23/2010 2008040 Smith of Georgia, LLC d/b/a Smith Northview Hospital Add Five Inpatient Beds Request to extend mandatory implementation date Site: 4280 N. Valdosta Road, Valdosta (Lowndes) Project Approved: 7/15/2008 Request Received: 10/27/2009 Contact: James L. Matney (229) 671-2002 Approved Cost: $2,385,451 Determination: Approved, 11/9/2009 Extended Implementation Date: 7/15/2010 2008037 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. Capital Expenditure to Develop New Hospice Services Request to extend mandatory completion date Site: 417 Third Avenue, Albany (Dougherty) Project Approved: 7/23/2008 Request Received: 11/12/2009 Contact: Lori Jenkins, Planning (229) 312-1432 Approved Cost: $13,632,041 Determination: Approved, 11/12/2009 Extended Completion Date: 9/15/2010 2006079 Peachtree Hills Place, LLC, d/b/a Peachtree Hills Place Development of CCRC/12PCH-Beds, 24 Sheltered Nursing Beds, 274 IL Request to extend mandatory implementation date Site: 228 Peachtree Hills Avenue, Atlanta (Fulton) Project Approved: 1/4/2007 Request Received: 11/3/2009 Contact: Kevin Isakson (404) 941-1329 Approved Cost: $18,259,750 Determination: Approved, 11/16/2009 Extended Implementation Date: 1/4/2011 Need Projection Analyses Updated 09/25/2009 Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services 2014 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy - 7/2/2009 2014 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 6/22/2009 2014 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 9/22/2009 2012 Home Health Agency Services - 9/18/2009 2014 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 9/21/2009 2014 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 9/23/2009 2014 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 9/23/2009 2014 Obstetric Services Beds - 9/23/2009 18 2012 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 9/18/2009 Non-Batched Need Projections 2014 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/1/2009 2014 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 4/1/2009 2014 Short Stay Hospital Beds Facility-specific projections on an ad hoc basis using 2006 utilization Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of November 17, 2009) 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 2006 thru 2008) Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton 2006 Dorminy Medical Center Ben Hill 2008 Flint River Community Hospital Macon 2006 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Chatham 2006 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Chatham 2007 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Chatham 2008 Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2008 Gwinnett Medical Center - Duluth Gwinnett 2008 Hillside Hospital Fulton 2006 Inner Harbour Hospital Douglas 2008 Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Fulton 2006 Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Fulton 2007 Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Fulton 2008 Liberty Regional Medical Center Liberty 2007 Liberty Regional Medical Center Liberty 2008 Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc. Wheeler 2006 Macon Behavioral Health System Bibb 2008 Monroe County Hospital Monroe 2008 Morgan Memorial Hospital Morgan 2008 Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun 2006 Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun 2008 Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hall 2008 Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Floyd 2008 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Dougherty 2008 Phoebe Worth Medical Center Worth 2008 Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta Richmond 2006 Southwestern State Hospital Thomas 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center Spalding 2008 St. Simons-By-The-Sea Glynn 2008 Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart 2006 Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart 2007 Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart 2008 SummitRidge Center - Psychiatry & Addictive Medicine Gwinnett 2008 Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter 2007 Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter 2008 Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. Sumter 2006 19 Survey Due 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 Sylvan Grove Hospital Union General Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital Butts Union Wayne Wayne 2008 2008 2007 2008 Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009) Buckhead Health & Rehabilitation Fulton 2007 Carl Vinson Skilled Nursing Home Laurens 2009 Cedar Springs Health & Rehab Polk 2009 Folkston Park Care and Rehabilitation Center Charlton 2009 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 Fountain City Care and Rehabilitation Floyd Floyd Glynn Muscogee 2007 2007 2007 2009 Golden Living Center - Augusta Richmond 2009 Golden Living Center - Medical Arts Gwinnett 2009 Golden Living Center - Northside Fulton 2009 Golden Living Center - Tifton Tift 2009 Hazelhurst Court Care and Rehabilitation Center Jeff Davis 2009 Laurel Park at Henry Medical Center Henry 2009 Lumber City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Telfair 2009 Magnolia Manor of Saint Simons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Marietta Glynn Cobb 2009 2009 McRae Manor Nursing Home Telfair 2009 Meadowbrook Health Care DeKalb 2008 Meadowbrook Health Care DeKalb 2009 Medical Management Health & Rehab Center, LLC Bibb 2009 Parkwood Living Center, LLC Gwinnett 2009 Porter Field Health & Rehab Center, LLC Bibb 2009 Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Chatham 2009 Southland Healhcare Rehab Center Laurens 2009 Southwestern Development Center Thomas 2009 Summerhill Houston 2009 Tift Regional Medical Center Tift 2009 Traces of Tiger (SNU and PCH) Rabun 2009 UniHealth Post-Acute Care - Fairburn Fulton 2009 Warner Robins Rehabilitation Center Houston 2009 Westminster Commons Fulton 2009 WillowWood Nursing Center Hall 2009 Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomas 2008 Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru Academy Orthopedics, Llc Advanced Surgery Center Of Georgia FORSYTH Cherokee 2008 2008 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2008 Affinity Outpatient Service Tift 2007 Affinity Outpatient Service Tift 2008 Akstein Eye Center, P.c. CLAYTON 2008 Ambulatory Foot & Leg Surg Ctr COBB 2008 Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr CLAYTON 2008 Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center, Inc MUSCOGEE 2008 Associates Physicians Asc BIBB 2008 Associates Surgery Center, Inc BIBB 2008 20 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 8/15/2007 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 10/31/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 7/17/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 Athens Plastic Surgery Center Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Eye Surgery Center Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg Atlanta Surgicenter Atlanta Women's Medical Center Atlanta Women's Medical Center Augusta Retina-laser Surgi Care Bowman Pain Management, Pc Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery Center For Pl & Recon Surgery Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr Endoscopy Center, Llc, The Endoscopy Consultants, Llc Ent Surgical Center Eye Surgery Center Of Albany, Llc Eyesight's Laser & Surgery Ctr Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. Friendship Surgery Center Ga Urology, Pa Rockdale Ambulatory Surgery Ctr Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Of Gwinnett Georgia Surgical Centers- South Georgia Surgical Ctrs Of N Ga Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Lawrenceville Surgery Center Lowndes County Ambulatory Surg Macon Pain Center, Pc Metro Atlanta Endoscopy Midtown Endoscopy Center, Llc Midtown Urology Surgical Center Newnan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc North Atlanta Endoscopy Center North Atlanta Orthopaedic Surgery Center, LLC North Fulton Diagnostic Gastrointestinal Center North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc Northern Crescent Endoscopy Northview Orthopaedic Surgery Center Northwest Ga Orthopaedic Sc Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Pain Solutions Treatment Centers Piedmont Eye Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Podiatric Surgi Center Premier Surgery Center CLARKE Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton FULTON Fulton Fulton Fulton Richmond BIBB FULTON CLARKE Clayton CLAYTON COBB Muscogee Muscogee WHITFIELD FULTON CHATHAM FULTON CHATHAM DOUGHERTY HOUSTON MUSCOGEE FORSYTH HALL ROCKDALE GWINNETT CLAYTON GORDON GWINNETT GWINNETT LOWNDES BIBB FULTON FULTON FULTON COWETA Fulton Fulton FULTON CHEROKEE HALL FULTON LUMPKIN COBB CLAYTON BARTOW FULTON CHATHAM DEKALB Glynn 21 2008 2008 2006 2006 2007 2008 2006 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Resurgens Surgical Center Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Foot And Ankle Surgery Center Rome Surgical Center, P C Roswell Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery Roswell Surgery Center, L.l.c. Samson Pain Center, Pc Savannah Medical Clinic Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Pain Center, Llc Savannah Plastic Surgicenter, Inc. South Georgia Surgery Center South Georgia Surgery Center ( Brunswick ) Southeastern Pain Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Southern Crescent Endoscopy Southern Crescent Plastic Surg Surgical Centers of Georgia Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C Urology Center Of Georgia Llc Urology Surgical Partners, Llc Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc West Metro Endoscopy Center, Llc Woodstock Endoscopy Ctr, Llc NEWTON FULTON FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD Fulton FULTON CHEROKEE Chatham Chatham Chatham CHATHAM Chatham Ware GLYNN FULTON HENRY HENRY Bibb MUSCOGEE BIBB FULTON LOWNDES CARROLL DOUGLAS CHEROKEE Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Gordon Home Care Gordon Southside Healthcare Home Health DeKalb Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Devereux Georgia Treatment Network Cobb Dorminy Medical Center Ben Hill Flint River Community Hospital Macon Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa Inner Harbour Hospital Douglas Jasper Memorial Hospital Jasper Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Fulton Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Fulton Liberty Regional Medical Center Liberty Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc. Wheeler Macon Behavioral Health System Bibb Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Riverwoods Southern Regional Psychiatric Center Clayton Riverwoods Southern Regional Psychiatric Center Clayton Southern Regional Medical Center Clayton Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital Telfair Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital Telfair 22 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2006 2007 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2006 2006 2008 2008 2006 2006 2008 2007 2006 2007 2006 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 8/7/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 3/14/2008 9/30/2009 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 9/30/2009 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 9/30/2009 9/30/2009 9/30/2009 3/27/2009 9/30/2009 9/30/2009 3/27/2009 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 Trinity Hospital of Augusta Wayne Memorial Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital Willingway Hospital Richmond Wayne Wayne DeKalb Dade Bulloch 2006 2007 2008 2008 2006 2006 Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) All surveys filed for most recent 3 years. Personal Care Home Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Arbor Terrace at Cascade Arbor Terrace at Crabapple Fulton Fulton Aspen Renaissance on Peachtree - PCH Fulton Augusta Gardens Retirement Residence Richmond Autumn Breeze PCH Hall Autumn Village PCH Butts Beacon Pointe Bibb Belair at Macon, The Bibb Benton House of Dublin Laurens Bethel Gardens Cobb Brighton Gardens of Vinings Cobb Cameron Hall of Ellijay Gilmer Campbell-Stone Personal Care Home Fulton Campbell-Stone Personal Care Home Fulton Carestone at Mount Zion Clayton Carestone At Milford Chase PCH Cobb Carriage House of Southern Plantation, Inc. Walton Cedar Hill Senior Living Community Polk Cordelia Manor PCH Crisp Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH Fulton Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH Fulton Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH Fulton Country Gardens Senior Living Gwinnett Country Gardens Senior Living Gwinnett Courtyard Gardens AL & Memory Care Community Gwinnett Cypress Court at Decatur DeKalb Day Break Village at Kennesaw Cobb Dogwood Forest at Eagles Landing Henry Dogwood Forest of Alpharetta Fulton Dogwood Forest of Fayetteville Fayette Dogwood Forest of Gainesville Hall Eden Gardens at East Cobb Cobb Edenbrook-Buckhead, LP Fulton Elmcroft of Roswell Fulton Fairhaven Assisted Living Residence Glynn GA Heritage of Brookstone Cobb Garrison Home for Personal Care Henry Gentilly Gardens of Stateboro Bulloch GoldenCrest Assisted Living Clayton GoldenCrest at Eagle's Landing Henry Governor's Glen Assisted Living Community Clayton Grace Assisted Living Home of Douglasville Douglas Habersham House-Senior Residence Chatham Heritage Hills Alzheimers's Special Care John-Wesley Villas - Chatham Muscogee Chatham 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 23 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 9/30/2009 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 Jonesboro Assisted Living Center Lake Pointe AL & Memory Care Community Magnolia Manor of Saint Simons Assisted Living Magnolia Place of Cairo Magnolias, The Mann House, The Mary and Martha's Personal Care Medlock Gardens Merrill Gardens at Dunwoody Merrill Gardens at Roswell Merryvale Personal Care Residence Mews Assisted Living of Social Circle Morningside of Athens Morningside of Conyers Mt Carmel PCH Noble Village Gwinnett LLC Northlake Gardens Oakbridge Terrace at Lanier Village Estates Oaks at Post Road Assisted Living, The Oaks at Riverstone Assisted Living, The Park Regency Peachtree Village Plantation Manor Plantation South - Duluth Plantation South of Dunwoody Premier Memory Care Residence of Cedartown Roman Court Assisted Living Roosevelt Place, The Sandy Springs Assisted L iving Savannah Cottage of Chatham Shadow Moss Plantation Shadow Moss Plantation Shadow Moss Plantation Sheridan Senior Living Silverleaf Alzheimer's Care of Athens Silverleaf Alzheimer's Care of Snellville Somerby of Alpharetta Southern Pines Retirement Community Southern Plantation Spanish Oaks Retreat, Inc Spring Harbor at Green Island Stone Mountain Estates AL & Memory Care Community Summer's Landing Summer's Landing Summer's Landing of Warner Robbins Sunbridge Senior Residence for Griffin Sunrise of Tucker Sunrise Assisted Living of Augusta Sunrise Assisted Living of Dunwoody Sunrise at Ivey Ridge Sunrise at Webb Gin Sunrise of East Cobb Sunrise of West Cobb. Sweetwater Springs Retirement - PCH The Gardens of Roswell Clayton Hart Glynn Grady Rockdale Fulton Walker DeKalb DeKalb Fulton Newton Walton Clarke Rockdale Henry Gwinnett DeKalb Hall Forsyth Cherokee Colquitt Jackson Thomas Gwinnett DeKalb Polk Floyd Meriwether Fulton Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Laurens Clarke Gwinnett Fulton Thomas Walton Chatham Muscogee Gwinnett Coffee Toombs Houston Spalding Gwinnett Richmond DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Cobb Cobb Douglas Fulton 24 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 Trillium Village Veranda At Hembree Pointe, The Waldrop Assisted Living Waterford Gardens White Oaks at Lanier PCH White Oaks at Lanier PCH White Oaks at Lanier PCH Winnwood Retirement Community Muscogee Fulton Bartow DeKalb Forsyth Forsyth Forsyth Cobb 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Battlefield Imaging Center Catoosa 2007 Battlefield Imaging Center Catoosa 2008 Georgia Institute for Lung Cancer Research, Inc. (c/o Fulton 2008 Alliance Imaging) P.E.T. Scans of America Corporation - Year 2000 Unit Fulton 2008 (c/o Allicance Imaging) P.E.T. Scans of America Corporation - Year 2001 Unit Fulton 2008 (c/o Allicance Imaging) Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Bibb Bibb 2008 Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston 2007 Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston 2008 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2008 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomas 2008 Northeast Georgia Cancer Care Clarke 2008 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 1/16/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 1/16/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009 Indigent Charity Shortfalls Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years (Commitment status as of 11/17/2009) 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 Albany Endoscopy Center Gainesville Surgery Center North Oak Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Summerville Surgical Center Surgery Center, LLC, The Surgery Center, LLC, The 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 ASAP Healthcare Network Camellia Home Health Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Toombs) Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Charlton Visiting Nurses Services County Dougherty Hall LOWNDES Chatham Year 2008 2008 2008 2008 Shortfall Due 22,637.01 60,220.46 16,830.22 63,987.36 Service Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Richmond Muscogee Muscogee Franklin Franklin Newton Bibb Lowndes Cobb Cobb Toombs Hall Elbert Muscogee Hall Douglas 2008 2007 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 744.46 62,798.60 118,639.50 24,786.58 342,825.43 214,673.39 369,149.60 71,436.47 3,158.05 17,184.35 76,874.74 123,172.12 224,038.55 100,400.27 146,715.76 826,827.27 Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center 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 Brantley 2008 25 31,386.02 Home Health Agency Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Englewood Health Systems, Arlington Floyd HomeCare Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Georgia Home Health Services, Inc., High Shoals Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Gordon Home Care 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 Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Muscogee Home Health Agency Ogeechee Home Health Ogeechee Home Health Southside Healthcare Home Health Southside Healthcare Home Health Staff Builders Home Health Three Rivers Home Health of Bibb Three Rivers Home Health, Truetlen Tugaloo Home Health Agency an Amedisys Ultra Care of Georgia Ultra Care of Georgia United Home Care of Atlanta United Home Care of Cumming United Home Care of North Georgia VNA of Southwest Georgia, Inc. Focus By the Sea South Fulton Medical Center DeKalb Medical Center DeKalb Medical Center Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Cherokee McDuffie McDuffie Calhoun Floyd Fulton Fulton Fulton Chatham Chatham Oconee Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Gordon Clarke Oconee Oconee Hall Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Fulton DeKalb DeKalb Forsyth Spalding Spalding Spalding Fulton Fulton Muscogee Bulloch Bulloch DeKalb DeKalb Fulton Bibb Treutlen Hall Muscogee Muscogee Gwinnett Forsyth Hall Decatur Glynn Fulton DeKalb DeKalb 2006 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2007 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 2007 2008 70,792.71 13,329.80 70,270.61 225,476.08 31,195.10 39,221.83 185.36 88,297.85 151,932.04 125,615.85 94,357.96 32,141.02 41,204.20 4,106.22 98,303.88 3,087.28 3,198.00 107.78 67,275.28 80,394.12 123,061.96 43,747.37 68,748.96 109,316.11 118,369.89 184,196.33 312,705.50 47,354.47 36,359.62 64,346.81 23,443.09 11,170.79 35,481.79 252,058.52 708,840.78 1,760.14 37,826.03 107,582.54 4,552.32 3,909.18 387,507.97 75,623.21 81.83 505,269.70 27,315.39 27,746.82 149,965.04 59,747.85 115,987.15 26,842.90 30,995.33 2,306,407.29 76,744.00 80,176.20 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 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 Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Hospital Hospital PET Services PET Services 26 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. 27 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 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 9/25/2009 on DCH Website Fall Batching Review Cycle Notifications Ambulatory Surgery Home Health Agencies Obstetrical Services Neonatal Intermediate Services Neonatal Intensive Care Services Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services Skilled Nursing Facilities/Intermediate Care Facilities 28 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES SUMMER CYCLE Batching Notice (June 22, 2009) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (due by 12 noon August 21, 2009) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (November 3, 2009) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) November 28, 2009 (due Monday, November 30, 2009) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (December 18, 2009) Letter of Intent (due by 5pm July 22, 2009) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (October 19, 2009) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (November 18, 2009) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (December 8, 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) 29 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES FALL CYCLE Batching Notice (September 25, 2009) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (due by 12 noon November 24, 2009) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (February 6, 2010) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (March 3, 2010) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (March 23, 2010) Letter of Intent (due by 5pm October 25, 2009) (Rollover Date: October 26, 2009) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (January 22, 2010) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (February 21, 2010) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (March 13, 2010) 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) 30 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) 31 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). These reports will not be due to the Department until the survey instrument has been issued. The survey instrument for ambulatory surgery services is now complete. Further information will be forthcoming by mail. The survey instrument for imaging centers is expected to be released on or before July 1, 2009. 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. 32 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 DHP Notice The Division of Health Planning will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 For State Furlough Day Effective, September 30, 2009, requests for extensions of either the mandatory implementation date or the mandatory completion date of approved CONs must be submitted via the form now available on the Department of Community Health website Certificate of Need Performance Extension Request Form. 33