I. FEBRUARY 2014 – MISSISSIPPI CERTIFICATE OF NEED MEETING

No meeting was held in February. The next Certificate of Need meeting will be held on March 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m.

II. CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM REPORT – FILINGS/REPORTS SINCE JANUARY 2014

A. Letters of Intent to Change Ownership

  1. Deaconess HomeCare – South Mississippi Home Health, Inc. - Region I – Change of Ownership – Received February 20, 2014
  2. Deaconess HomeCare – South Mississippi Home Health, Inc. – Region II – Change of Ownership – Received February 20, 2014
  3. Deaconess HomeCare – South Mississippi Home Health, Inc. – Region III – Change of Ownership – Received February 20, 2014
  4. University of Mississippi Medical Center – Pilot Freestanding Emergency Department – Received February 28, 2014
  5. MS Baptist Medical Center, Inc. – Pilot Freestanding Emergency Department – Received February 28, 2014

B. Determinations of Reviewability

  • GPCH-GP, Inc. d/b/a Garden Park Medical Center – Offering of Level II Perinatal Services/Renovation of House Level II Nursery – Received February 11, 2014
  • Madison Physician Surgery Center – Single Specialty – Orthopaedic – Received February 21, 2014

C. Letters of Intent to Apply for CON

  • Grenada Lake Medical Center – Notice of Intent – Received February 6, 2014
  • Regency Hospital of Southern Mississippi, LLC d/b/a Regency Hospital of Hattiesburg – Addition of Long Term acute care hospital beds – Received February 7, 2014

D. Applications Received/Withdrawn

  1. St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital – Renovation of Operating Room East Area – Received February 28, 2014
  2. Methodist Healthcare – Olive Branch Hospital Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Services – Absent Open-Heart Surgery Services – Received February 28, 2014

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

None

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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