Certificate-of-need tracking and appeals report [Mar. 17, 2009]

Letters of Intent
New Applications
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications
Incomplete Applications - Batching Pending Review/Complete Applications
Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications
Recently Approved Applications
Recently Denied Applications
Applications Withdrawn Expired Letters of Intent Appealed CON Projects Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory
Surgery Facilities
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 Batching Completeness List
Winter Batching Notifications New CON Filing Requirements
(effective July 1, 2008) New Reporting Requirements
(effective July 1, 2008)
Certificate of Need Appeal Panel Notice of Opposition Form - Now Available

DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING
CERTIFICATE OF NEED
March 11, 2009 March 17, 2009
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

2009-024 Salem Imaging, LLC

Establish MRI Imaging Center

Received: 2/16/2009

Application must be submitted on: 3/18/2009

Site: 1365 Rock Quarry Road,, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County)

Estimated Cost: $840,000

2009-025 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc.

Intuitive da Vinci S 4 Arm Robotic Surgical System with HD vision

Received: 2/23/2009

Application must be submitted on: 3/25/2009

Site: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County)

Estimated Cost: $1,915,000

2009-026 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc.

Outpatient Imaging Center

Received: 2/23/2009

Application must be submitted on: 3/25/2009

Site: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County)

Estimated Cost: $2,369,599

New Applications
2009-022 Morgan Memorial Hospital Build a 25-bed replacement hospital Filed: 3/6/2009 Site: 1077 South Main Street, Madison, GA 30650 (Morgan County) Contact: Brandon W. Jolley, CEO 706-342-1667 Estimated Cost: $35,000,000

Pending Review/Incomplete Applications
2008-143 St. Joseph's Hospital Acquisition and Replacement of a Siemens Axion Zee Biplane System Filed: 1/22/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 2/5/2009 Site: 11705 Mercy Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31419 (Chatham County) Contact: John R. Salandi 912-819-2498 Estimated Cost: $2,500,000
2009-003 The Medical Center Renovation and Expansion of the Emergency Department Filed: 2/12/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 2/26/2009 Site: 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31902 (Muscogee County) Contact: Donald E. Elder 706-571-1000 Estimated Cost: $24,873,606
2009-020 Spalding Regional Medical Center Expand and Renovate the ER and Laboratory Departments Filed: 2/27/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 3/13/2009 Site: 601 South Eighth Street, Griffin, GA 30224 (Spalding County) Contact: John Quinn 770-229-6469 Estimated Cost: $9,996,548
Incomplete Applications Batching (Applications Disqualified)
none

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Pending Review/Complete Applications
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
2008-091 Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth Acquisition of a Robotic Surgery System Filed: 10/16/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 10/29/2008 Deemed Complete: 12/29/2008 60th Day Deadline: 2/27/2009 Decision Deadline: 4/28/2009 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 Deemed Complete: 1/6/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/7/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/6/2009 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 Deemed Complete: 1/14/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/15/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/14/2009 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 Deemed Complete: 1/9/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/10/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/9/2009 Site: 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Kenneth Wicker, Chief Operating Officer 706-651-6104 Estimated Cost: $7,233,029
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
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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 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: $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
2008-126 Lawrenceville Health Imaging Replacement of MRI and CT Scanners Filed: 11/26/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 12/12/2008 Deemed Complete: 1/28/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/29/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/28/2009 Site: 481 West Pike Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,500,000
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
2008-129 Coliseum Medical Centers Acquisition of a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 12/3/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 12/17/2008 Deemed Complete: 1/12/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/13/2009
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Decision Deadline: 5/12/2009 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 Deemed Complete: 12/18/2008 60th Day Deadline: 2/16/2009 Decision Deadline: 4/17/2009 Site: 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Toorek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $2,246,000
2008-132 Upson Regional Medical Center Renovation of Kitchen Dietary Services Filed: 12/17/2008 Deemed Complete: 1/5/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/6/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/5/2009 Site: 801 West Gordon Street, Thomaston, GA 30286 (Upson County)
Contact: David Castleberry Chief Executive Officer 706-647-5590 Estimated Cost: $4,188,000
2008-134 Emory Johns Creek Hospital Establish a Hospital-Based Non-Special Mega Voltage Rad Therapy Svc Filed: 12/29/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 1/13/2009 Deemed Complete: 1/13/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/14/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/13/2009 Site: 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (Fulton County) Contact: John D. Quinlivan, Jr. 678-474-7002 Estimated Cost: $13,025,739
2008-135 Medical College of Georgia Expansion of MCG Health Emergency Department Filed: 12/29/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 1/13/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County) Contact: Sheila O'Neal, VP, Strategic Support 706-721-7406 Estimated Cost: $5,375,929
2008-136 Bacon County Hospital Renovation and Expansion of Surgical Suite Filed: 12/31/2008 Deemed Complete: 1/14/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/15/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/14/2009 Site: 302 South Wayne Street, Alma, GA 31510 (Bacon County) Contact: Cindy R. Turner, CEO 912-632-5000 Estimated Cost: $3,945,009
2008-137 Hospice House New Inpatient Hospice Facility Filed: 1/2/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 1/16/2009 Deemed Complete: 1/30/2009 60th Day Deadline: 3/31/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/30/2009 Site: 6281 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31206 (Bibb County) Contact: Mr. H. Bryan Forlines, Dir of Reimburseement 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $5,627,166
2008-138 South Georgia Medical Center Acquisition of a PET/CT Scanner Filed: 1/5/2009 Deemed Complete: 1/20/2009
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60th Day Deadline: 3/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 5/20/2009 Site: 2501 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: Dana Massingill 229-333-1007 Estimated Cost: $4,472,532
2008-142 Crisp Regional Hospital Expansion of Services by purchase of a Fixed 1.5 Magnet MRI Machine Filed: 1/21/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 2/4/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/12/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/13/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/12/2009 Site: 902 7th Street North, Cordele, GA 31015 (Crisp County) Contact: Charlotte Vestal 229-276-3297 Estimated Cost: $1,275,146
2009-002 Grady Memorial Hospital Development of Neurosciences Center at Grady Memorial Hospital Filed: 2/9/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/23/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/24/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/23/2009 Site: 80 Butler Street, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Tish Towns 404-616-1648 Estimated Cost: $15,352,189
2009-004 Hamilton Medical Center Acquisition of a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 2/13/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/27/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/28/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/27/2009 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: John Bowling 706-226-3003 Estimated Cost: $1,738,000
2009-005 Flint River Recovery Center for Children and Adolescents New Freestanding Pediatric Behavioral Health Facility BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 1939 McAdams Road, Albany, GA 31721 (Dougherty County) Contact: William W. Calhoun, Langley and Lee, LLC 229-431-2249 Estimated Cost: $21,325,525
2009-006 Berrien County Hospital Establishment of New 12-Bed Inpatient Adult Psychiatric Unit BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 1221 E. McPherson Avenue, Nashville, GA 31639 (Berrien County) Contact: James D. Janek, CEO 404-656-0655 Estimated Cost: $200,000
2009-007 North Fulton Regional Hospital New Mobile PET/CT Services in Roswell BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 3000 Hospital Boulevard, Roswell, GA 30076 (Fulton County) Contact: Ron Henry, Chief Development Officer 770-751-2511 Estimated Cost: $0
2009-008 Stereotactic Radiation Oncology of Newnan. Loc New Freestanding CyberKnife Center BATCHING
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Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 217 Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard, Newnan, GA 30263 (Coweta County) Contact: Dr. Warner Ray, Manager 770-994-1650 Estimated Cost: $7,084,984
2009-009 Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville Convert Mobile PET/CT Service to Fixed PET/CT Unit BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 1000 Medical Center Boulevard, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Estimated Cost: $3,798,042
2009-010 Hamilton Medical Center Acquisition of a PET/CT Scanner BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Estimated Cost: $2,500,000
2009-011 South Fulton Medical Center Develop 20-bed Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Contact: Yvonne Despard 404-466-1118 Estimated Cost: $398,769
2009-012 The Medical Center Acquisition of a PET/CT Scanner BATCHING Filed: 2/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2009 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2009 Decision Deadline: 6/20/2009 Site: 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31902 (Muscogee County)
Contact: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Estimated Cost: $3,037,406
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)
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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
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
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Site: 401 N. Main Street, Hinesville (Liberty County) Contact: Peter M. Schenk 912-691-9074 Estimated Cost: $0
Recently Approved Applications
2008-087 Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth Establishment of Interventional Radiology Services Filed: 9/18/2008 Deemed Incomplete: 9/30/2008 Deemed Complete: 11/10/2008 Decision Deadline: 3/10/2009 APPROVED: 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
2008-090 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 APPROVED: 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 APPROVED: 3/13/2009 Site: 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Toporek Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $14,000,000

Recently Denied Applications
none

Applications Withdrawn
none

Expired Letters of Intent

2009-016 Oconee Regional Cancer Center

Establish New Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Provider

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: 2406 Bellevue Avenue, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County)

Estimated Cost: $1,000,000

2009-019 Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center, Inc.

Establish New Mobile Positron Emission Tomography Provider

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: 1451 Church Street, Waycross, GA 31501 (Ware County)

Estimated Cost: $1,000,000

2009-021 Perry Hospital New Inpatient Wing Received: 2/4/2009

Application must be submitted on: 3/6/2009 9

Site: 1120 Morningside Drive, Perry, GA 31069 (Houston County) Estimated Cost: $4,000,000

2009-023 University Hospital

Addition of a Cardiac Catheterization Lab

Received: 2/12/2009

Application must be submitted on: 3/16/2009

Site: 1350 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30901 (Richmond County)

Estimated Cost: $1,142,550

2009-013 New Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Services/Unit BATCHING

New Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Services/Unit BATCHING

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: Ponce De Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County)

Estimated Cost: $3,500,000

2009-014 New Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Services BATCHING

New Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Services BATCHING

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: Eller Road, Ellijay, GA 30721 (Gilmer County)

Estimated Cost: $3,500,000

2009-015 Establish Site for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Establish Site for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET) BATCHING

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: 2406 Bellevue Avenue, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County)

Estimated Cost: $1,000,000

2009-017 Establish Site for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Establish Site for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET) BATCHING

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: 1451 Church Street, Waycross, GA 31501 (Ware County)

Estimated Cost: $1,000,000

2009-018 Establish Site for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Establish Site for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET) BATCHING

Received: 1/21/2009

Application must be submitted on: 2/20/2009

Site: 207 Fairview Park Drive, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County)

Estimated Cost: $1,000,000

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.

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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, 34th floor. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer issued decision affirming award of CON to Memorial, 02/24/2009.
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: March 23, 2009, 5th Floor
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 issued Order granting Department and Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia Cancer Centers, LLC Motions for Summary Adjudication against Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care, 12/31/2008. Cobb Center for Radiation Therapy withdrew Request for Intervention against WellStar Paulding, 1/28/2009. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: Postponed
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: February 17-20, 2009, 5th Floor Hearing Decision: Pending
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
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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: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: May 4, 2009, 34th Floor
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: 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: 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
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 18, 2009, 34th Floor
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: TBD Hearing Date: TBA

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-ASC2008025 CPM Surgery Center 2 Physician-Owned Pain Management Surgery Center Site: 110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 802, Dallas, Georgia 30157
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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: Approved

Determination

3/10/2009

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-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: Approved

Determination

3/2/2009

LNR-ASC2008030 Pain Care of Georgia, LLC

Physician Owned Single Specialty Office Based ASC

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

LNR-ASC2008031 Woolfson Ambulatory Surgery Center

Physician-Owned Single Specialty Amb Surg Center

Site: 800 Mt. Vernon Hwy, Suite 100, Sandy Springs, GA

Number of OR's: 2

Specialty: Ophthalmology

Project costs as submitted: $864,704.14

Request received: 12/19/2008

Contact Person: Jeyaram & Associates 404-995-6792

Determination: Pending

LNR-ASC2009001 MUS of Georgia, Inc.

Establishment of a Physician-Owned, Single Specialty

Site: 2950A Stone Hogan Connector, Atlanta, GA 30331

Number of OR's: 2

Specialty:

Project costs as submitted: $55,478.74

Request received: 1/22/2009

Contact Person: Steven W. Greenberg 770-599-8888

Determination: Pending

LNR-ASC2009002 AP Surgery Center, LLC Physician Owned, Single Specialty Pain Management ASC
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Site: 321 Interstate Parkway, Suite B, Augusta, GA 30309

Number of OR's:

Specialty: Pain Management

Project costs as submitted: $1,206,305.32

Request received: 1/30/2009

Contact Person: Robin Beatty 404-725-8786

Determination: Pending

Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment

LNR-EQT2008026 ARA Holdings LLC

Aquisition of Fixed CT Scanner, Fixed MRI & Viewing Console

Request received: 8/21/2008

Contact Person: Dr. Andreas Schilling 912-350-0552

Determination: Approved

Determination Date: 3/11/2009

LNR-EQT2008041 Emory Crawford Long Hospital

Fixed GE, Signa HDx 1.5T

Request received: 12/19/2008

Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809

Determination: Approved

Determination Date: 3/2/2009

LNR-EQT2008042 Craniospinal Institute of Georgia

Acquisition of a C-Arm Unit

Request received: 12/31/2008

Contact Person:

Determination: Approved

Determination Date: 3/2/2009

LNR-EQT2009001 Louis Smith Memorial Hospital

Mobile 1.5 MRI System

Request received: 1/5/2009

Contact Person: Neil W. Ginty 229-482-8402

Determination: Approved

Determination Date: 3/10/2009

LNR-EQT2009002 Open MRI & CT Specialists of Stockbridge Open MRI and CT Specialists of Stockbridge Request received: 1/9/2009 Contact Person: Tammy Karst 770-952-8899 Determination: Pending

LNR-EQT2009003 Newton Medical Center Operational Lease of 2 Hyperbaric Wound Treatment Chambers Request received: 1/9/2009 Contact Person: Troy Brooks 770-385-4426 Determination: Pending

LNR-EQT2009004 Pinnacle Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Specialists MRI Request received: 1/20/2009 Contact Person: Linda TerHark, CMPE 678-945-8530 Determination: Pending

LNR-EQT2009005 Candler Hospital, Inc. Purchase a Fixed MRI & Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 1/28/2009 Contact Person: Lissa Alvarez 912-819-5294 Determination: Pending

LNR-EQT2009006 Emory Eastside Medical Center Purchase of a Fixed MRI & Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 1/30/2009 Contact Person: Dustin A. Greene 770-736-2224 Determination: Pending
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LNR-EQT2009007 Saint Joseph's at East Georgia, Inc. MRI Request received: 2/12/2009 Contact Person: Mike Huff 706-453-5031 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2009008 David G. Dillard, MD Purchase Fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Request received: 2/19/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2009009 Houston Orthopaedic Surgery & Sport Medicine P.C. Fixed MRI Request received: 2/27/2009 Contact Person: Clif Pritchett 478-953-4563 Determination: Pending
Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination
DET2008112 Southeast Georgia Health System Renovation of Nursing Home Request received: 12/9/2008 Contact Person: Marjorie Mathieu 912-466-7055 Determination: Pending
DET2008120 Rome Imaging Center, LTD Replace CON-Approved PET with a PET/CT Request received: 12/17/2008 Contact Person: Chris Sluder 706-291-2661 Determination: Pending
DET2008121 Woodland Terrace Assisted Living, L.L.C. Construction and Operation of an Assisted Living Request received: 12/23/2008 Contact Person: Marvin A. Noles 478-968-5636 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 2/18/2009
DET2008122 Coosa Diagnostic Center Replacement of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit Request received: 12/31/2008 Contact Person: Lawrence J. Myers 404-962-1040 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 2/24/2009
DET2009002 Peachford Behavior Health System of Atlanta 10% Increase in Bed Capacity Request received: 1/7/2009 Contact Person: Matt Crouch 770-455-3200 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 2/25/2009
DET2009003 Upson Regional Medical Center Expansion of Existing Medical Office Building Request received: 1/9/2009 Contact Person: David Castleberry dcastleberry@urmc.org Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 2/24/2009
DET2009004 Medical College of Georgia Hospitals and Clinics Replacement of Urological Imaging System Request received: 1/9/2009 Contact Person: Sheila O'Neal 706-721-7406 Determination: Pending
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DET2009005 Houston Medical Center Acquisition of Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Service for OR Request received: 1/9/2009 Contact Person: Grady W. Phillips, III 478-542-7750 Determination: Pending
DET2009006 Hamilton Medical Center Request to continue to offer Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterizations Request received: 1/12/2009 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Determination: Pending
DET2009008 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital/ Archbold Northside Conversion of 18 Adolescent Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Request received: 1/22/2009 Contact Person: J. Perry Mustian 972--420-4078 Determination: Pending
DET2009009 Coventry Holding Group, Inc. dba Coventry Place Increase PCH Bed Capacity from 50 to 75 Request received: 1/22/2009 Contact Person: Jo Ann W. Smith 404-296-0962 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 3/5/2009
DET2009010 King's Bridge Retirement Center, Inc. Increase Assisted Living bed capacity by four (4) Request received: 1/27/2009 Contact Person: James W. Waldrop 404-982-9185 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 3/6/2009
DET2009011 St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc. Development of a Medical Office Building (MOB) Request received: 1/28/2009 Contact Person: Lissa Alvarez 912-819-5294 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 3/6/2009
DET2009012 Henry Medical Center, Inc. Henry Medical - Adult Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Request received: 1/30/2009 Contact Person: Charles F. Scott 678-604-1001 Determination: Pending
DET2009013 The Medical Center, Inc. Capital Expenditure For Replacement of Three Water Chillers Request received: 1/30/2009 Contact Person: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending
DET2009014 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Re-Classify Indigent Commitment; Combine Commitments Request received: 2/3/2009 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-609-6724 Determination: Pending
DET2009015 North Georgia Eye Clinic P.C. Relocation of the 1016 Thompson Bridge Road Location Request received: 2/5/2009 Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr. 770-951-8427 Determination: Pending
DET2009016 RiverWoods Behavioral Health System Increase in Inpatient Psychiatric Beds
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Request received: 2/6/2009 Contact Person: John Hull 770-991-8500 Determination: Pending
DET2009017 Wesley Woods of Newnan CCRC Sheltered Nursing Home Bed Service Phase-In Request received: 2/6/2009 Contact Person: Kenneth Weber 404-728-6232 Determination: Pending
DET2009018 St. George Village CCRC Sheltered Nursing Home Bed Service Phase-In Request received: 2/6/2009 Contact Person: Kenneth Weber 404-728-6232 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
DET2009020 North Atlanta Scan Associates, Inc. Replacement of non-reviewable CT Scanner & Woodstock Location Request received: 2/10/2009 Contact Person: Guy Messer 770-692-2371 Determination: Pending
DET2009021 Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Lab #3 Request received: 2/11/2009 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Pending
DET2009022 Gwinnett Physicians Center, L.P. Medical Office Building Request received: 2/12/2009 Contact Person: Joe Young 678-282-0220 Determination: Pending
DET2009023 Thomas D. Major, Managing Partner, CannonWood LLC Personal Care Home Increase in Capacity Request received: 2/13/2009 Contact Person: Thomas D. Major 404-680-5066 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 3/6/2009
DET2009024 Valley Healthcare System, Inc. Acquisition to rebuild a Community Health Center Request received: 2/13/2009 Contact Person: Sarah Lang 706-987-8330 Determination: Pending
DET2009025 MCG Health, Inc. Renovation of Nuclear Medicine Department & Associated Equip Upgrade Request received: 2/23/2009 Contact Person: Don Snell, President and CEO 706-721-6569 Determination: Pending
DET2009026 Douglasville SLP, Loc Construction of Personal Care Home: Benton House of Douglasville Request received: 2/25/2009 Contact Person: David C. Winters 678-297-0388
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Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 3/9/2009
DET2009027 The Physicians Pain & Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia, P.C. Addition of a surgeon to Pain Management Practice with an LNR Request received: 2/27/2009 Contact Person: Robert Wildmon 404-816-3000 Ext 222 Determination: Pending
DET2009028 SunCrest Home Health of Georgia, Inc. Transfer of Authorization to Serve County Request received: 3/2/2009 Contact Person: Barbara L. Rasmussen 770-427-2056 Determination: Pending
DET2009029 Marsh's Edge, LLC Direct Admission to CCRC Skilled Nursing Facility at Marsh's Edge Request received: 3/2/2009 Contact Person: Vickie Brian 912-291-2006 Determination: Pending
DET2009030 GGNSC Tucker Briarwood LLC dba Golden Living Center Briarwood Relocation of 24 licensed SNF beds at Golden Center Request received: 3/5/2009 Contact Person: Judith Rollins 770-938-5740 Determination: Pending
DET2009031 Piedmont Surgery Center I, L.P. Provision of Orthopaedic Procedures Request received: 3/5/2009 Contact Person: Mikell Peed, Ph.D 478-405-2334 Determination: Pending
DET2009032 Lake Spivey Senior Living/WDC, LLC New Personal Care Home Renovation Request received: 3/11/2009 Contact Person: John Luckett 770-477-7207 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 3/13/2009

Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period

2007-035 Monroe HMA, Inc. d/b/a Walton Regional Medical Center

Relocate and Replace Hospital

Request to extend Effective Period

Site: 330 Alcovy Street, Monroe (Walton)

Project Approved: 8/17/2007

Request Received: 1/21/2009

Contact: Ann Barnhart, VP Operations (770)-267-1792

Approved Cost: $104,974,730

Determination: Approved, 2/17/2009

Extended Effective Period: 12/1/2011

2007-101 The Orthopedic Surgery Center, LP

Add Two Operating Rooms and More Clinical Space

Request to extend Implementation Period

Site: 210 East DeRenne Avenue, Savannah (Chatham)

Project Approved: 3/14/2008

Request Received: 2/3/2009

Contact: Michael Kleinpeter, CEO (912)-644-5370

Approved Cost: $2,646,000

Determination: Approved, 2/17/2009

Extended Implementation Period: 3/14/2010

2003126 WellStar Kennestone Hospital 18

Construct New Patient Care Tower/Addition of 140 Acute Care Beds

Request to extend Effective Period

Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta (Cobb)

Project Approved: 3/19/2004

Request Received: 2/17/2009

Contact: Debbie Jefferson (770)-793-5000

Approved Cost: $93,460,120

Determination: Approved, 3/2/2009

Extended Effective Period: 3/19/2010

Need Projection Analyses Updated 01/09/2009

Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services

December 2008 Batching Cycle (Next Update in June 2009 Batching)

2013 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy - 12/22/2008

2013 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 12/22/2008 September 2008 Batching Cycle (Next Update in March 2009 Batching)

2013 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 9/25/2008 2011 Home Health Agency Services - 9/24/2008 2013 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 9/25/2008

2013 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 9/25/2008 2013 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 9/25/2008 2013 Obstetric Services Beds - 9/25/2008

2011 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 9/24/2008 Non-Batched Need Projections

2013 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 1/9/2009

2013 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 4/2/2008 2011 Personal Care Home Services - 4/14/2008
2013 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 March 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 2004 thru 2006)

Charlton Memorial Hospital

Charlton

2006

Flint River Community Hospital

Macon

2006

Georgia Center for Youth

Taylor

2005

19

Survey Due
2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006

Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Hillside Hospital Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc. Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun County Memorial Hospital Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta Southwest Hospital And Medical Center Southwest Hospital And Medical Center Stewart Webster Hospital Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. The Bradley Center of St. Francis Warm Springs Medical Center Wheeler County Hospital

Chatham Fulton Fulton Wheeler Rabun Rabun Richmond Fulton Fulton Stewart Sumter Muscogee Meriwether Wheeler

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2005

Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)

Buckhead Health & Rehabilitation

Fulton

2007

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 Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center - East

Floyd Floyd Glynn Muscogee

2007 2007 2007 2008

Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center - West

Muscogee

2008

Meadowbrook Health Care

DeKalb

2008

Place at Martinez

Richmond

2008

Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2005 thru 2007)

Colquitt Regional Medical Center

Colquitt

2005

Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc.

Sumter

2006

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey ( Survey Years 2005 thru

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 Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West

Fulton Fulton

2006 2007

Atlanta Surgicenter

Fulton

2006

Atlanta Women's Medical Center

Fulton

2005

Atlanta Women's Medical Center

Fulton

2006

Atlanta Women's Medical Center

Fulton

2007

Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc.

Muscogee

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

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 Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center,

Chatham Chatham

2005 2006

20

2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 3/25/2005 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 9/29/2006 2/29/2008 9/29/2006
8/15/2007 8/15/2007
8/15/2007
8/15/2007
10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008 10/31/2008
6/9/2006 4/13/2007
10/3/2008 7/28/2006
4/13/2007
7/28/2006 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 4/13/2007 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 7/28/2006 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 7/28/2006 4/13/2007 7/28/2006
4/13/2007

LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Plastic Surgicenter, Inc.
Surgical Centers of Georgia
Surgical Centers of Georgia

Chatham
Chatham Bibb Bibb

2007
2006 2006 2007

Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2005 thru 2007)

Appalachian Home Health Care

Union

Appalachian Home Health Care

Union

Appalachian Home Health Care

Union

Gordon Home Care

Gordon

Memorial Home Health

Cook

Southside Healthcare Home Health

DeKalb

Ultra Care of Georgia

Muscogee

2005 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2004 thru 2006)

Charlton Memorial Hospital

Charlton

Flint River Community Hospital

Macon

Hutcheson Medical Center

Catoosa

Inner Harbour Hospital

Douglas

Kindred Hospital-Atlanta

Fulton

Liberty Regional Medical Center

Liberty

Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital

Greene

Mountain Lakes Medical Center

Rabun

Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta

Richmond

Southwest Hospital & Medical Center Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital

Fulton Telfair

Trinity Hospital of Augusta

Richmond

Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital

Dade

Willingway Hospital

Bulloch

2006 2006 2006 2004 2006 2006 2006 2005 2006 2004 2006 2006 2006 2006

Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2005 thru 2007)

Saint Francis Hospital

Muscogee

2007

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

Chatham

Shadow Moss Plantation

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 2005 thru 2007)

Battlefield Imaging Center

Catoosa

2007

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10/3/2008
4/13/2007 4/13/2007 10/3/2008
7/7/2006 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 4/13/2007 10/10/2008
3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 5/28/2004 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
10/3/2008
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
1/16/2009

Emory Clinic, The (and Winship Cancer Institute)

DeKalb

Emory Clinic, The (and Winship Cancer Institute)

DeKalb

Emory University Hospital

DeKalb

Georgia Institute for Lung Cancer Research, Inc. (GILCR) Fulton

Northeast Georgia Medical Center

Hall

P.E.T. Scans of America Corporation (Year 2000 Unit) Fulton

P.E.T. Scans of America Corporation (Year 2001 Unit) Fulton

WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Cobb

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2005 thru 2007)

Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Bibb

Bibb

2007

Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston

2007

Cherokee Regional Cancer Treatment Center

Cherokee

2005

Emory Clinic, The (and Winship Cancer Institute)

DeKalb

2007

Emory Crawford Long Hosptial Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Fulton Dougherty

2007 2007

Radiation Oncology Center at Howell Mill

Fulton

2007

WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Cobb

2007

1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009
1/16/2009 1/16/2009 7/21/2006 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009 1/16/2009

Indigent/Charity Shortfalls
Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years
(Commitment status as of 3/17/2009)
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
Healthsouth Gainesville Surgery Center Northwoods Surgery Center, LLC Surgery Center, LLC, The Amedisys d/b/a Tugaloo Home Health Agency Caresouth Homecare Professionals Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Englewood Health Systems, Arlington Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Savannah 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 Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Muscogee Home Health Agency

County
Hall Forsyth Muscogee Franklin Hall Muscogee Muscogee McDuffie Calhoun Fulton Fulton Chatham Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Clarke Clarke Oconee Hall Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Fulton DeKalb DeKalb Spalding Spalding Fulton Muscogee

Year
2006 2007 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2007 2007 2006 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2007 2007

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Shortfall Due Service
10,775.39 Ambulatory Surgery Center 3,440.22 Ambulatory Surgery Center
62,798.60 Ambulatory Surgery Center 24,786.58 Home Health Agency 123,172.12 Home Health Agency 70,792.71 Home Health Agency 13,329.80 Home Health Agency 31,195.10 Home Health Agency
185.36 Home Health Agency 151,932.04 Home Health Agency 125,615.85 Home Health Agency
32,141.02 Home Health Agency 88,633.28 Home Health Agency 98,303.88 Home Health Agency
3,087.28 Home Health Agency 30,262.52 Home Health Agency 67,275.28 Home Health Agency 80,394.12 Home Health Agency 22,608.78 Home Health Agency 43,747.37 Home Health Agency 68,748.96 Home Health Agency 134,445.58 Home Health Agency 118,369.89 Home Health Agency 184,196.33 Home Health Agency 47,354.47 Home Health Agency 36,359.62 Home Health Agency 23,443.09 Home Health Agency 11,170.79 Home Health Agency 252,058.52 Home Health Agency
1,760.14 Home Health Agency

Ogeechee Home Health Southside Healthcare Home Health Staff Builders Home Health United Home Care of Atlanta United Home Care of North Georgia Focus By the Sea Focus By the Sea DeKalb Medical Center

Bulloch DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett White Glynn Glynn DeKalb

2007 2007 2006 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007

37,826.03 4,552.32
490,501.24 130,570.64
95,509.70 165,714.36
30,995.33 76,744.00

Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Hospital Hospital PET Services

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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.
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 12/22/2008 on DCH Website
Winter Batching Review Cycle Notifications

PET Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Pediatric Cath/Open Heart

Adult Open Heart Psych/Substance Abuse Birthing Centers

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BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Winter CYCLE

Batching Notice
(Dec 22, 2008)

Application Day
(application complete when
submitted; review cycle begins same
day)
(due by 12 noon Feb 20, 2009)

75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
(May 6, 2009)

100th Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to
Department)
(May 31, 2009)

120th Day
(Department Issues
decision)
(June 20, 2009)

Letter of Intent
(due by 5pm January 21, 2009)

60-Day Meeting
(applicant only);
opposition letter(s) due.
(April 21, 2009)

90th Day
(opposition meeting, applicant
can attend, opposing party must provide
written copy of argument)
(May 21, 2009)

110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
(June 10, 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).
These reports will not be due to the Department until the survey instrument has been issued. It is the Department's intention to issue the Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey on or before March 31, 2009. 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.
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Winter Batching Cycle - "Completeness" List
Certificate of Need Applications Deemed "Complete" for Review February 2009 Batching Cycle

Megavoltage Radiation Therapy Project Number and Applicant
CON2009008 Stereotactic Radiation Oncology of Newnan

Positron Emission Tomography Services
Project Number and Applicant CON2009007 North Fulton Regional Hospital CON2009009 Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville CON2009010 Hamilton Medical Center CON2009012 The Medical Center

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services
Project Number and Applicant CON2009005 Flint River Recovery Center for Children and Adolescents
CON2009011 South Fulton Medical Center CON2009006 Berrien County Hospital

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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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