I. June 2015 – Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting

During the June 25, 2015, Certificate of Need meeting, Dr. Mary Currier, State Health Officer, concurred with the health and planning staff analysis and approved the following applications for Certificate of Need:

CON Review #HG-MOB-0215-003 – Madison HMA LLC d/b/a Merit Health Madison – Construction of a Medical Office Building (MOB) – Location: Canton, Madison County, Mississippi – Capital Expenditure: $9,000,000 – Staff Recommendation: Approval

CON Review #C-NIS-0215-004 – Cardiovascular Solutions of Mississippi LLC d/b/a Cardiovascular Solutions of Mississippi – Provision of Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) Services – Location: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi – Capital Expenditure: $250,000 – Staff Recommendation: Approval

The next Certificate of Need meeting is scheduled for July 30, 2015, at 11:00 a.m.

II. Certificate of Need Program Report – Filings/Reports in June 2015

A. Letters of Intent to Change Ownership

1. Holmes County LTC Center – Change of Ownership – Received June 3, 2015

B. Determinations of Reviewability

1. RCG of Oxford d/b/a Oxford Home Therapy – Establishment of a Home Dialysis Program – Received June 1, 2015

2. Mississippi Medical Options LLC – Mississippi Medical Options Geriatric Psychiatric Unit – Received June 1, 2015

3. Anderson Regional Medical Center – Acquisition of a Replacement Cardiac Catheterization System and the Installation of the New Equipment at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian – Received June 1, 2015

4. University of Mississippi Medical Center – Additional MRI for Children's of Mississippi – Received June 15, 2015

5. Biloxi HMA LLC d/b/a Merit Health Biloxi (f.k.a Biloxi Regional Medical Center) – Merger of Compass Imaging LLC – Received June 19, 2015

6. University of Mississippi Medical Center – Emergency Department Chest Pain Evaluation Unit – Received June 19, 2015

C. Letters of Intent to Apply for CON

1. Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care – West Hinds – CON Amendment – Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care – West Hinds County – Establishment of Satellite ESRD Facility – Received June 1, 2015

2. Cedar Lake Open MRI LLC d/b/a Cedar Lake Open MRI – Offering of MRI Services and Acquisition of MRI Equipment – Received June 24, 2015

D. Applications Received/Withdrawn

1. St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital – Renovation and Expansion of Emergency Department – Received May 29, 2015

2. Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association – Offering of Diagnostic Imaging Services of an Invasive Nature, including Digital Subtraction Angiography – Received June 1, 2015

3. Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis Services of Rankin County – Brandon – Relocation of ESRD Facility within One Mile and Expansion of ESRD Stations – Received June 1, 2015

4. Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care – West Hinds – CON Amendment – Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care – West Hinds County – Establishment of Satellite ESRD Facility – Received June 1, 2015

5. Singing River Health System d/b/a Singing River Hospital – Exterior Hardening Window Replacement – Received June 1, 2015

6. NeuroTASS LLC – Establishment of Comprehensive Residential Rehabilitation Facility – Received June 1, 2015

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. Six-Month Extension Requests Granted

1. SME on HG-RE-0808-030; R-0780 – North Mississippi Medical Center – Replacement and Addition of Electronic Information and Surgery Information Systems – Capital Expenditure: $28,000 – Expiration Date: September 15, 2015

2. SME on HG-R-1209-035; R-0807 – Mississippi Baptist Medical Center – Nursing Units Renovation Project – Capital Expenditure: $58,650,000 – Expiration Date: September 25, 2015

3. SME on HG-CRF-1203-035; R-0636 – Alliance Healthcare Inc. System d/b/a Alliance Health Care System – Construction of Replacement Hospital – Capital Expenditure: $30,807,769 – Expiration Date: September 25, 2015

4. SME on HG-RC-1109-030; R-0804 – North Mississippi Medical Center – West Bed-Tower Expansion and Renovation – Capital Expenditure: $55,103,273 – Expiration Date: September 25, 2015

5. SME on HG-RC-0613-008; R-0868 – Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi, Inc. d/b/a Baptist Memorial North Mississippi – Hospital Infusion Services Addition – Capital Expenditure: $4,153,323 – Expiration Date: September 28, 2015

6. SME on ESRD-NIS-0612-013; R-0859 – RCG Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Lowndes County Dialysis, Columbus – Establishment of Satellite ESRD Facility – Capital Expenditure: $1,405,966 – Expiration Date: September 28, 2015

7. SME on HG-C-0613-010; R-0870 – Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Inc. d/b/a Methodist Outpatient Rehabilitation – Construction of Consolidated Outpatient Therapy Facility – Capital Expenditure: $5,872,945 – Expiration Date: September 28, 2015

8. SME on HG-RC-0611-013; R-0847 – Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Expansion – Capital Expenditure: $6,663,350 – Expiration Date: September 29, 2015

9. SME on HG-CB-1211-027; R-0848 – Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula – Addition of Level II Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation Beds – Capital Expenditure: $690,000 – Expiration Date: September 29, 2015

10. SME on NH-CRF-0908-039; R-0786 – Community Place Jackson – Construction/ Replacement/Relocation of Community Nursing Home – Capital Expenditure: $9,870,000 – Expiration Date: October 30, 2015

I. Hearings Requested/Scheduled During the Course of Review

None

J. 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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