I. April 2013 - Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting

During the April Certificate of Need meeting, Dr. Mary Currier, State Health Officer, concurred with the Health Policy & Planning staff analyses and approved the following applications for Certificate of Need.

1. CON Review: HG-NIS-1212-020 -Kemper CAH, Inc. d/b/a John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital - Establishment of Mobile MRI Services - Capital Expenditure: $0 - Location: DeKalb, Kemper County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

2. CON Review: HG-A-1212-023 - Neshoba County General Hospital - Amendment to CON No. R- 0799 (Construction of a Replacement Hospital) - Approval Capital Expenditure: $53,596,688 - Revised Capital Expenditure: $31,000,000 - Location: Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

3. CON Review: HP-RB-1212-021 - Universal Health System d/b/a Parkwood Behavioral Health System - Construction, Renovation, and Addition of 20 Adult Psychiatric Beds - Capital Expenditure: $4,825,791 - Location: Olive Branch, Desoto County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

The next Certificate of Need monthly meeting will be held on May 30, 2013, at 11:00 a.m.

II. Certificate of Need Program Report - Filings/Reports Since March 2013 CON Meeting

A. Letters of Intent to Change Ownership

1. Millcreek of Pontotoc PRTF - Change of Ownership - Received April 2, 2013

2. Millcreek of Magee PRTF and ICF/MR - Change of Ownership - Received April 2, 2013

3. Greenwood - AMG Specialty Hospital - Change of Ownership - Received April 18, 2013

4. Sunflower Home Health - Change of Ownership - Received April 22, 2013

B. Determinations of Reviewability

1. Fresenius Medical Care-DeKalb ("Fresenius") - Construction Costs at previously Approved Relocated Site - Received April 2, 2013

2. Grenada Lake Medical Center - Install Exhaust with 100% Outside Air in Lab Department - Received April 4, 2013

3. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Inc. - Operating Room Renovation - Received April 10, 2013

4. Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, Inc. - CT Equipment Addition and Area Renovation - Received April 18, 2013

5. Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, Inc. - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Equipment Replacement - Received April 18, 2013

6. The Imaging Center at Gloster Creek Village, LLC - Relocation of The Imaging Center and Replacement of Existing MRI Unit - Received April 18,2013

7. Lowndes County Dialysis - Relocation of ESRD Facility - Received April 22, 2013

C. Letters of Intent to Apply for CON

None.

D. Applications Received/Withdrawn

None.

E. Applications Received for Extension/Renewal of an Expired CON

None.

F. Additional Material Received in Response to Negative Staff Analysis

None.

G. CON Applications Deemed Complete

None.

H. Final Orders Issued

1. CON Review: HG-NIS-1212-020 -Kemper CAH, Inc. d/b/a John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital - Establishment of Mobile MRI Services - Capital Expenditure: $0 - Location: DeKalb, Kemper County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

2. CON Review: HG-A-1212-023 - Neshoba County General Hospital - Amendment to CON No. R- 0799 (Construction of a Replacement Hospital) - Approval Capital Expenditure: $53,596,688 - Revised Capital Expenditure: $31,000,000 - Location: Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

3. CON Review: HP-RB-1212-021 - Universal Health System d/b/a Parkwood Behavioral Health System, Construction, Renovation and Addition of 20 Adult Psychiatric Beds - Capital Expenditure: $4,825,791 - Location: Olive Branch, Desoto County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

I. Six-Month Extension Requests Granted

1. Oceans Spring Hospital - SME on HG-A-0311-005; R-0751-A - Construction of Observation Units and Outpatient Services Improvements - Expiration Date: June 30, 2013

2. Greenwood Leflore Hospital - SME on HG-RE-0211-002; R-0833 - Replacement of Central Plant Equipment - Expiration Date: June 30, 2013

3. King's Daughters Hospital of Yazoo County - SME on HG-CRF-0808-027; R-0776 - Relocation/Replacement Project - Expiration Date: July 13, 2013

4. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport - SME on HG-RC-0605-023; R-0733 - North Clinical Support Addition & Surgery Replacement - Expiration Date: July 25, 2013

5. Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi, Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care-DeKalb - SME on ESRDNIS- 0410-018; R-0815 - Establishment/Construction of a Six-Station ESRD Facility in Kemper County - Expiration Date: July 29, 2013

6. Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital - SME on HG-CB-0909-023; R-0817 - Construction/Establishment of a 100-Bed Acute Care Hospital, MRI, Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization, and Open Heart Surgery Equipment and Services - Expiration Date: July 29, 2013

7. River Oaks Hospital - SME on NH-CB-1202-075; HG-CO-0210-008; R-0632 - Addition of 48 New Acute Care Beds and Relocation of 33-Beds - Expiration Date: July 29, 2013

8. North Mississippi Medical Center - SME on HG-RC-1109-030; R-0804 - West Bed-Tower Expansion and Renovation - Expiration Date: September 25, 2013

9. North Mississippi Medical Center - SME on HG-RE-0808-030; R-0780 - Replacement & Addition of Electronic Information & Surgery Information Systems - Expiration Date: September 15, 2013

10. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center - SME on HG-R-1209-035; R-0807 - Nursing Units Renovation Project - Expiration Date: September 25, 2013

11. Alliance Healthcare, Inc. System d/b/a Alliance Health Care System - SME on HG-CRF-1203-035; R- 0636 - Construction of a Replacement Hospital - Expiration Date: September 25, 2013

12. Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula - SME on HG-R-1207-031; R-0761 - Renovation of Emergency Department and Patient Care Area - Expiration Date: September 27, 2013

13. Jackson HMS, LLC d/b/a Central Mississippi Medical Center - SME on HG-CB-1211-026; R-0845 - Expansion/Addition of 18 Acute Adult Psychiatric Beds - Expiration Date: September 29, 2013

14. Madison River Oaks Hospital (Madison HMA) - SME on HG-NIS-0911-017; R-0846 - Establishment of Mobile MRI Services - Expiration Date: September 29, 2013

15. Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula - SME on HG-CB-1211-027; R-0848 - Addition of Level II Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation Beds - Expiration Date: September 29, 2013

16. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport - SME on HG-RC-0611-013; R-0847 - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Expansion - Expiration Date: September 29, 2013

17. St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson - SME on HG-C-0510-024; R-0820 - Construction/Replacement of Behavioral Health Services Facility - Expiration Date: September 30, 2013

18. Forrest General Hospital - SME on HG-MOB-1109-032; R-0808 - Pine Grove Behavioral Health Bed Conversion - Expiration Date: October 8, 2013

J. Staff Analysis Reports Issued in April 2013

CON Review: HG-RC-1212-022 - Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation d/b/a Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County - Emergency Department Addition and Renovation - Capital Expenditure: $12,088,860 - Location: New Albany, Union County, Mississippi - Staff Recommendation: Approval

K. Hearings Requested/Scheduled During the Course of Review

None.

L. Request for Hearing on Denial of Six-Month Extension

CON Review: ESRD-NIS-0905-041; CON # R-0710 - Healthcare Engineers, LLC - Establishment of a Six-Station ESRD Facility in Tallahatchie County - Capital Expenditure: $254,085 - Requestor: Alliance Health Partners, LLC d/b/a Tri-Lakes Medical Center. To be scheduled.

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