Letters of Intent Expired Letters of Intent New Applications Pending Review/Incomplete Applications Pending Review/Complete Applications DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications Recently Approved Applications Recently Denied Applications Applications Withdrawn Appealed CON Projects CERTIFICATE OF NEED Appealed Determinations Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment December 30, 2009 January 5, 2010 Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period Need Projection Analyses Non-Filed or Incomplete Surveys Indigent-Charity Shortfalls Legislation Affecting CON New Batching Review Fall Cycle Winter Cycle Winter 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 New Procedure for Requesting Extensions Letters of Intent 2009-107 Cumming Diagnostic Imaging, LLC Replace MRI and CT Scanner Received: 12/14/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/13/2010 Site: 100 Mountainview Drive, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $2,600,000 2009-108 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC Intuitive da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Received: 12/15/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/14/2010 Site: 1499 Fair Road, Satesboro, GA 30458 (Bulloch County) Estimated Cost: $2,136,891 2009-109 Smith Northview Hospital da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Received: 12/22/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/21/2010 Site: 4280 N. Valdosta Road, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Estimated Cost: $1,750,000 2009-110 Open MRI of Georgia, Inc. Replace an Existing MRI Received: 12/23/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/22/2010 Site: 600 Professional Drive, Gwinnett, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Estimated Cost: $2,200,000 2009-111 WellStar Community Hospice Develop an Inpatient Hospice Home Received: 12/29/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/28/2010 Site: 475 Dickson Avenue, Marietta, GA 30064 (Cobb County) Estimated Cost: $0 2009-112 Marquis Diagnostic Imaging of Georgia, LLC Develop a Freestanding, Multi-modality Imaging Center Received: 12/28/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/27/2010 Site: 1150 Hammond Drive, Building E, Atlanta, GA 30328 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $5,500,000 Expired Letters of Intent 2009-102 Marquis Diagnostic Imaging of Georgia LLC Freestanding, Multi-Modality Imaging Center = Lawrenceville Received: 11/23/2009 Application must be submitted on: 12/23/2009 Site: 771 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Gwinnett County) Estimated Cost: $5,500,000 2009-103 Marquis Diagnostic Imaging of Georgia, LLC Develop a Multi-Modality Diagnostic Imaging Center = Sandy Springs Received: 11/23/2009 Application must be submitted on: 12/23/2009 Site: 1150 Hammond Drive, Building E, Atlanta, GA 30328 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $5,500,000 2009-104 WellStar Community Hospice Inpatient Hospice Home Received: 11/24/2009 Application must be submitted on: 12/28/2009 Site: 475 Dickson Avenue, Marietta, GA 30064 (Cobb County) Estimated Cost: $12,750,000 2 2009-106 Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Renovation, Expansion and Upgrade Received: 12/3/2009 Application must be submitted on: 1/4/2010 Site: 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 (Carroll County) Estimated Cost: $55,000,000 New Applications 2009-105 Emory Eastside Medical Center Da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 12/30/2009 Site: 1700 Medical Way, Snellville, GA 30078 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Dustin Greene, FACHE/ COO 770-736-2224 Estimated Cost: $1,953,210 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 2009-099 Floyd Medical Center Construct New Space to House Existing Acute Care Beds Filed: 12/7/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 12/18/2009 Site: 304 Turner McCall Boulevard, Rome, GA 30161 (Floyd County) Contact: Alison Land 706-509-3258 Estimated Cost: $9,161,637 2009-101 Gwinnett Medical Center Replace Existing MRI Filed: 12/18/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 1/5/2010 Site: 631 Professional Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M. Mullin, Director, Planning 678-312-4193 Estimated Cost: $4,796,291 Pending Review/Complete Applications 2009-072 Open MRI and CT Specialists of Stockbridge Re-location of Imaging Center & Acquisition of MRI Unit 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 60th Day Deadline: 12/31/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/1/2010 Deemed Complete: 11/2/2009 3 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 2009-077 DeKalb Medical at North Decatur Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner Filed: 10/9/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/26/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/3/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/31/2010 Decision Deadline: 4/1/2010 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 Deemed Complete: 11/17/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/15/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/16/2010 Site: 5126 Hospital Drive, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Contact: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 Estimated Cost: $1,750,000 2009-079 St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Renovate and Expand by adding a Clinical Tower Filed: 10/22/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 11/5/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/1/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/29/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/30/2010 Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31908 (Muscogee County) Contact: Michele Madison 404-504-7621 Estimated Cost: $90,750,000 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 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 Deemed Complete: 11/18/2009 4 60th Day Deadline: 1/16/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/17/2010 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 Deemed Complete: 11/23/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/21/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/22/2010 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 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 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 Deemed Complete: 11/30/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/28/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/29/2010 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 Deemed Complete: 12/1/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/29/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/30/2010 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Manager, Regulatory Affairs 404-605-4565 Estimated Cost: $2,970,000 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 Filed: 11/18/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/2/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/30/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/31/2010 Site: 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: H. Bryan Forlines, Reimbursement Director 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $10,699,689 2009-088 Satilla Regional Medical Center Patient Wing Expansion Filed: 11/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/8/2009 60th Day Deadline: 2/5/2010 Decision Deadline: 4/6/2010 Site: 410 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501 (Ware County) Contact: Windell R. Smith, Chief Operating Officer 912-287-2500 Estimated Cost: $6,500,000 5 2009-089 Newton Ambulatory Surgical Center Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 5303-D Adams Street, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Contact: Crystal Blackwell 770-929-9033 Estimated Cost: $50,357 2009-090 West Paces Ambulatory Surgical Center Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 3161 Howell Mill Road, Suite 320, Atlanta, GA 30327 (Fulton County) Contact: Crystal Blackwell 770-929-9033 Estimated Cost: $1,000 2009-092 Associates Surgery Center, Inc. Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 864 First Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: Marvin A. Noles 478-414-1234 Estimated Cost: $1,000 2009-094 St. Francis Hospital Establish Basic Perinatal Service - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31908 (Muscogee County) Contact: Matthew A. Moore 706-596-4160 Estimated Cost: $8,250,000 2009-095 South Fulton Medical Center (SFMC) Establish 4 Bed Level III NICU - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Contact: Robert Russell, COO 404-466-1122 Estimated Cost: $239,220 2009-100 Shepherd Center Renovation of 2nd Floor; add a Chiller and a Generator Filed: 12/9/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 12/23/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/29/2009 60th Day Deadline: 2/26/2010 Decision Deadline: 4/27/2010 Site: 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Gary R. Ulicny, President & CEO 404-350-7311 Estimated Cost: $5,671,252 Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications 2009-091 Plastikos Surgical Center Establish Multi-Specialty ASC - BATCHING Joined (093) Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 Joined: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 6 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 4370 Georgetown Square, Atlanta, GA 30338 (DeKalb County) Contact: Karen L. Vaughn, RN, Practice Administrator 770-457-4677 Estimated Cost: $88,295 2009-093 Northside Alpharetta Ambulatory Surgery Center Establish Multi-Specialty ASC - BATCHING Joined (091) Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 Joined: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 3400-A Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $4,300,391 Recently Approved Applications 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 APPROVED: 12/30/2009 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 APPROVED: 12/17/2009 Site: 28.71 acre site in Newnan, 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 APPROVED: 12/16/2009 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 APPROVED: 12/9/2009 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 7 Decision Deadline: 12/29/2009 APPROVED: 12/22/2009 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 APPROVED: 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 2009-053 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 APPROVED: 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 2009-054 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 APPROVED: 12/18/2009 Site: 1035 Red Bud Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 (Gordon County) Contact: Sam Huenergardt 706-602-7800 Estimated Cost: $7,012,348 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 APPROVED: 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 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 APPROVED: 12/18/2009 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: John Bowling 706-226-3003 Estimated Cost: $2,500,000 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 8 APPROVED: 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 APPROVED: 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 APPROVED: 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 APPROVED: 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 APPROVED: 12/18/2009 Site: 200 Industrial Boulevard, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County) Contact: Ted Short, CFO 478-274-3103 Estimated Cost: $25,000 Recently Denied Applications 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 DENIED: 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 2009-056 Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care of Jasper New Freestanding Radiation Therapy Center in SSDR 1 - (Joined 54,73) Batching 9 Filed: 8/21/2009 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2009 Joined: 8/21/2009 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2009 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2009 DENIED: 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 DENIED: 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 Applications Withdrawn 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 WITHDRAWN: 12/18/2009 Site: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 (Glynn County) Contact: Carlton A. DeVooght 912-466-3391 Estimated Cost: $5,494,337 2009-059 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 WITHDRAWN: 12/18/2009 Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $3,700,000 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. Appeals Court Decision: Pending 10 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: Application for discretionary appeal denied, 11/23/2009. University and Evans filed petition for writ of certiorari to Georgia Supreme Court, 12/14/2009. 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. Appealed to Superior Court: Trident filed Petition for Judicial Review in Fayette Superior Court, 11/19/2009. 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. Satilla filed Petition for Judicial Review in Fulton County Superior Court, November 6, 2009. 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; Phoebe Putney and Sumter Regional request Commissioner Review, 11/17/2009. Commissioner Review Decision: due 12/20/2009. Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision to award CON to Palmyra, 12/18/2009. 2008-106 Peoples Home Health (Hall) 2008-107 Interim Home Healthcare Georgia (Hall) 11 2008-115 Voyager Home Health (Banks) 2008-116 Suncrest Home Health (Banks) 2008-119 Georgia Home Health Care (White) 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; Remand decision issued 12/10/2009 affirming award of CON to Interim and affirming denial to Suncrest. 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: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: Diagnostic Imaging of Atlanta withdrew request for appeal, 12/16/2009. 2009-044 Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC (Franklin) New Hospital Agency Decision: Approved, 11/20/2009 Appealed By: Stephens County Hospital Authority d/b/a Stephens County Hospital, 12/17/2009. Hearing Officer: TBA Hearing Date: TBA Appealed Determinations 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 reversed award of Determination to Trinity, 12/18/2009. Request for Agency Review by Trinity, 12/30/2009. 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. 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-EQT2009029 Henry Medical Center, Inc. Fixed MRI and CT Scanner Request received: 11/13/2009 12 Contact Person: Claude Y. Carruth 678-604-5141 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 12/28/2009 LNR-EQT2009030 Northwest ENT Associates, PC Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 11/19/2009 Contact Person: Kelly V. Ladd 770-427-0368 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2009031 Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, LLC CT Scanner Request received: 12/22/2009 Contact Person: Kim Beith 404-888-7575 Determination: Pending Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities 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: Approved Determination 12/21/2009 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: Approved Determination 12/31/2009 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 13 Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr., Senior Associate 770-951-8427 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2009018 Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists, LLC Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Site: 3672 Marathon Circle, Suite 120, Austell, GA 30106 Number of OR's: Specialty: Orthopaedic Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 11/19/2009 Contact Person: N. Phillip Bennett, MBA CMPE CASC 770-427-5744 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 DET2009088 Lenbrook Square Additional Beds Request received: 6/19/2009 Contact Person: Becky Webster Determination: Pending 404-404-4440 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/7/2009 DET2009128 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Capital Expenditure for Development of Interventional Operating Room Request received: 10/14/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/7/2009 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/21/2009 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/10/2009 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 Contact Person: Craig Tindall, Sr. VP, Operations/Facilities 404-616-3343 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/10/2009 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/10/2009 14 DET2009133 Northside-Roswell Cancer Center Relocation of Northside-Roswell Cancer Center Request received: 10/23/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/7/2009 DET2009134 Hospital Authority of Valdosta dba South Georgia Medical Center Acquisition of Diagnostic Radiology Facility Request received: 10/23/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/14/2009 DET2009135 HyOx Medical Treatment Center, Inc. Modification for original CON2007066 Request received: 10/26/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/18/2009 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: Withdr/Agency Prior to Dec Date of Withdrawal: 12/18/2009 DET2009137 CannonWood LLC Increased Capacity Request received: 10/29/2009 Contact Person: Thomas D. Major 404-680-5066 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/10/2009 DET2009138 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. Information Technology Expenditures Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/18/2009 DET2009139 Phoebe Sumter Medial Center, Inc. Construction of Medical Office Building 3 Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/21/2009 DET2009140 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Construction of Medical Office Building 2 Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/21/2009 DET2009141 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Construction of Medical Office Building 1 Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/21/2009 DET2009142 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. Relocation of Healthcare Facility (Phoebe Sumter Medical Center) Request received: 11/2/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/21/2009 DET2009143 Chulio Assisted Living, LLC Change of Governing Body Request received: 11/5/2009 15 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/22/2009 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/22/2009 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/22/2009 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: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/23/2009 DET2009148 Hamilton Medical Center Pharmacy Clean Room Renovation Request received: 11/19/2009 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/23/2009 DET2009149 Tenet Healthsystem GB, Inc. d/b/a Atlanta Medical Center Replace Cardiac Catheterization Equipment in Cath Lab One Request received: 11/20/2009 Contact Person: Bill Masterton 404-265-3903 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/28/2009 DET2009150 Lanier Village Estates, Inc. Additional 28 Skilled Sheltered Nursing Home beds Request received: 11/23/2009 Contact Person: Alice Eckhardt 678-450-3000 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/28/2009 DET2009151 Oaks Senior Living, LLC Develop New 86 Bed Assisted Living Community Request received: 11/30/2009 Contact Person: Alex Salabarria 770-888-4683 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/28/2009 DET2009152 Gwinnett Retirement Oper't, LLC d/b/a The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Increase/Change in Bed Capacity Request received: 11/30/2009 Contact Person: Cindy Cross 423-473-5867 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/28/2009 DET2009153 Merrill Gardens LLC Increase bed capacity by 37 Request received: 12/1/2009 Contact Person: Cynthia Johnson 404-252-7974 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/28/2009 16 DET2009154 BrendaLee Obiorah Assisted Living Facility for a Capacity over 25 Request received: 12/4/2009 Contact Person: BrendaLee Obiorah, Owner Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed 770/653-6798 Determination Date: 12/28/2009 DET2009155 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Renovation of OR Request received: 12/7/2009 Contact Person: David Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending DET2009156 PVHA/SIMS - Savannah Commons, LLC Increase Number of Licensed Personal Care Home Beds Request received: 12/11/2009 Contact Person: Randy Yost 912-927-0500 Determination: Pending DET2009157 West Paces Diagnostic Imaging, Loc Replacement of Health Care Facility's MRI Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Pending DET2009158 West Paces Diagnostic Imaging, LLC Replacement of Health Care Facility's CT Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Pending DET2009159 West Paces Diagnostic Imaging, LLC Relocation of Health Care Facility Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7511 Determination: Pending DET2009160 Brookdale Management II, LLC Addition of Beds in a Personal Care Home Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Mike Pochowski 414-918-5446 Determination: Pending DET2009161 ATC Roswell, LLC Addition of Beds in a Personal Care Home Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Mike Pochowski 414-918-5446 Determination: Pending DET2009162 Upson County Hospital, Inc. dba Upson Regional Medical Center Construction of Medical Office Building Request received: 12/17/2009 Contact Person: David Castleberry 706-647-8111 ext 1112 Determination: Pending DET2009163 Bacon County Health Services, Inc. Add a Second Endoscopy Room Request received: 12/22/2009 Contact Person: Cindy R. Turner 912-632-8961 Determination: Pending DET2009164 Hutcheson Medical Center, Inc. Consolidation and Expansion of Wound Care Services Request received: 12/29/2009 17 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2009165 Midtown Urology Surgical Center, Inc. Relocation of Ambulatory Surgery Center Request received: 12/31/2009 Contact Person: Bill Taylor 404-881-0966 Determination: Pending Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 2008084 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. Acquisition of Robotic Surgery System Request to extend performance period Site: 417 Third Avenue, Albany (Dougherty) Project Approved: 1/7/2009 Request Received: 12/7/2009 Contact: Lori Jenkins, Manager, Planning (229) 312-1000 Approved Cost: $1, 850, 000 Determination: Approved, 12/8/2009 Extended Completion Date: 1/7/2011 2007097 Fairhaven Assisted Living Center, L.P. Increase PCH Bed Capacity from 65-Beds to 100-Beds Request to extend performance period Site: 1550 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick (Glynn) Project Approved: 1/24/2008 Request Received: 12/14/2009 Contact: Kelly Elbiltagy, President of General Partner (912) 280-0078 Approved Cost: $2,982,590 Determination: Approved, 12/21/2009 Extended Completion Date: 1/24/2011 2006075 The Specialty Hospital, Inc. Construct 45-Bed Freestanding Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC) Request to extend implementation date Site: 420 East Second Avenue, Suite 103, Rome (Floyd) Project Approved: 11/8/2006 Request Received: 12/15/2009 Contact: Jeff Zadoks, Chairman (314) 659-2417 Approved Cost: $20,882,483 Determination: Pending 2007062 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc. Establish PET Services & Acquire PET/CT Scanner Request to extend mandatory completion date Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah (Chatham) Project Approved: 4/24/2009 Request Received: 12/29/2009 Contact: Maggie Gill, COO (912) 350-8518 Approved Cost: $3,139,067 Determination: Approved, 12/29/2009 Extended Completion Date: 5/25/2011 Need Projection Analyses Updated 12/22/2009 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 - 12/22/2009 18 2014 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 12/22/2009 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 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 January 5, 2010) 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 Flint River Community Hospital Macon 2006 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Chatham 2006 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Chatham 2007 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Chatham 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 Morgan Memorial Hospital Morgan 2008 Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun 2006 Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hall 2008 Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Floyd 2008 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Dougherty 2008 Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta Richmond 2006 Southwestern State Hospital Thomas 2008 St. Simons-By-The-Sea Glynn 2008 19 Survey Due 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 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 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital SummitRidge Center - Psychiatry & Addictive Medicine Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. Union General Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital Stewart Stewart Stewart Gwinnett Sumter Sumter Sumter Union Wayne Wayne 2006 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2006 2008 2007 2008 Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009) 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 Saint Simons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Meadowbrook Health Care Floyd Floyd Glynn Glynn DeKalb 2007 2007 2007 2009 2008 Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Chatham 2009 Southwestern Development Center Thomas 2009 Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) All surveys filed for most recent 3 years. Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru Academy Orthopedics, Llc FORSYTH 2008 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2008 Affinity Outpatient Service Tift 2007 Affinity Outpatient Service Tift 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 Athens Plastic Surgery Center CLARKE 2008 Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center Fulton 2008 Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Eye Surgery Center Fulton Fulton 2006 2006 Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West Fulton 2007 Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg FULTON 2008 Atlanta Surgicenter Fulton 2006 Atlanta Women's Medical Center Fulton 2006 Atlanta Women's Medical Center Fulton 2007 Augusta Retina-laser Surgi Care Richmond 2008 Bowman Pain Management, Pc BIBB 2008 Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery FULTON 2008 Center For Pl & Recon Surgery CLARKE 2008 Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton 2008 Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr CLAYTON 2008 Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc COBB 2008 Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. Muscogee 2006 Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. Muscogee 2007 Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr WHITFIELD 2008 Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr FULTON 2008 Endoscopy Center, Llc, The CHATHAM 2008 20 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 8/15/2007 9/18/2009 10/31/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 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 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 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 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 Piedmont Eye Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Podiatric Surgi Center Premier Surgery Center Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr 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 FULTON CHATHAM DOUGHERTY HOUSTON MUSCOGEE FORSYTH HALL ROCKDALE GWINNETT CLAYTON GORDON GWINNETT GWINNETT LOWNDES FULTON FULTON FULTON COWETA Fulton Fulton FULTON CHEROKEE HALL FULTON LUMPKIN FULTON CHATHAM DEKALB Glynn NEWTON FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD Fulton FULTON CHEROKEE Chatham Chatham Chatham CHATHAM Chatham Ware GLYNN FULTON HENRY HENRY Bibb MUSCOGEE BIBB FULTON LOWNDES CARROLL DOUGLAS CHEROKEE 21 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 2006 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 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 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 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 Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Southside Healthcare Home Health DeKalb 2006 2007 2008 2006 Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Devereux Georgia Treatment Network Cobb Flint River Community Hospital Macon Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 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 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 Trinity Hospital of Augusta Richmond Wayne Memorial Hospital Wayne Wayne Memorial Hospital Wayne Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital DeKalb Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital Dade Willingway Hospital Bulloch 2006 2008 2006 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 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 Fulton Arbor Terrace at Crabapple Aspen Renaissance on Peachtree - PCH Fulton 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 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 22 4/13/2007 10/10/2008 8/7/2009 4/13/2007 3/14/2008 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 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 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 Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH Country Gardens Senior Living Country Gardens Senior Living Courtyard Gardens AL & Memory Care Community Cypress Court at Decatur Day Break Village at Kennesaw Dogwood Forest at Eagles Landing Dogwood Forest of Alpharetta Dogwood Forest of Fayetteville Dogwood Forest of Gainesville Eden Gardens at East Cobb Edenbrook-Buckhead, LP Elmcroft of Roswell Fairhaven Assisted Living Residence GA Heritage of Brookstone Garrison Home for Personal Care Gentilly Gardens of Stateboro GoldenCrest Assisted Living GoldenCrest at Eagle's Landing Governor's Glen Assisted Living Community Grace Assisted Living Home of Douglasville Habersham House-Senior Residence Heritage Hills Alzheimers's Special Care John-Wesley Villas - Chatham 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 Fulton Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett DeKalb Cobb Henry Fulton Fayette Hall Cobb Fulton Fulton Glynn Cobb Henry Bulloch Clayton Henry Clayton Douglas Chatham Muscogee Chatham 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 23 2008 2006 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 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 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 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 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 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 Chatham Chatham Laurens Clarke Gwinnett Fulton Thomas Walton Chatham Muscogee Gwinnett Coffee Toombs Houston Spalding Gwinnett Richmond DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Cobb Cobb Douglas Fulton Muscogee Fulton Bartow DeKalb Forsyth Forsyth Forsyth Cobb 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008) Battlefield Imaging Center Catoosa 2007 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 Northeast Georgia Cancer Care Clarke 2008 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 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 1/16/2009 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 1/5/2010) 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 Gainesville Surgery Center North Oak Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Summerville Surgical Center County Hall LOWNDES Chatham Year 2008 2008 2008 Shortfall Due 60,220.46 15,816.37 63,987.36 Service Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Richmond 2008 24 744.46 Ambulatory Surgery Center 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 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 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 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 Muscogee Franklin Franklin Newton Bibb Lowndes Cobb Toombs Hall Elbert Hall Muscogee Douglas 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 Brantley Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Cherokee McDuffie McDuffie Calhoun Floyd Fulton Fulton Fulton Chatham Chatham Oconee Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes 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 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2008 2006 2007 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 25 118,639.50 24,786.58 342,825.43 214,673.39 369,149.60 71,436.47 17,184.35 76,874.74 123,172.12 224,038.55 146,715.76 100,400.27 826,827.27 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 31,386.02 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 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 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 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 Battlefield Imaging Center Muscogee Muscogee Gwinnett Forsyth Hall Decatur Glynn Catoosa 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 27,315.39 27,746.82 149,965.04 59,747.85 115,987.15 26,842.90 30,995.33 47,397.70 Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Hospital 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 12/23/2009 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 28 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) 29 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES Winter CYCLE Application Day (application complete when submitted; Batching Notice review cycle begins same day) (due by 12 noon February 21, 2010) (December 23, 2009) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (May 6, 2010) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) May 31, 2010 (due Tuesday, June 1, 2010) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (June 20, 2010) Letter of Intent (due by 5pm January 22, 2010) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (April 21, 2010) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (May 21, 2010) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (June 10, 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 Legislation - Senate Bill 433 Senate Bill 433 as passed April 4, 2008 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