I. September 27, 2012 - Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting
During the September 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:
CON Review #: ESRD-NIS-0612-013 – RCG Mississippi, Inc. d/b/a Lowndes County Dialysis – Establishment of Satellite ESRD Facility – Location: Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi – Capital Expenditure: $1,405,966 – Staff Recommendation: Approval
The next Certificate of Need monthly meeting will be held on October 25, 2012, at 11:00 a.m.
II. Certificate of Need Program Report – Filings/Reports Since August 2012 CON Meeting
A. Letters of Intent to Change Ownership
None.
B. Determinations of Reviewability
1. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center – Spillway Office Building Development Project – Received September 10, 2012
2. Eyecare Surgery Center, Ophthalmology – Construction of Facility and Equipping Facility – Received September 21, 2012
3. Quitman County Hospital, LLC – Acquisition of Major Medical Equipment – Received September 21, 2012
C. Letters of Intent to Apply for CON
None.
D. Applications Received/Withdrawn
Natchez Community Hospital, LLC d/b/a Natchez Community Hospital, Natchez – Establishment of Mobile Services – Received September 4, 2012
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. North Mississippi Medical Center – SME on HG-RE-0808-030; R-0780 – Replacement & Addition of Electronic Information & Surgery Information Systems - Expiration Date: March 15, 2013
2. Jefferson County Hospital – SME on HG-R-0509-012; R-0794 – Emergency Room/Laboratory/Acute Care Addition – Expiration Date: March 24, 2013
3. Forrest General Hospital d/b/a Highland Community Hospital, Picayune – SME on HG-CRF-1207 032; R-0758 – Construction, Relocation & Replacement of 95-Bed Acute Care Facility – Expiration Date: March 27, 2013
4. Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula – SME on HG-R-1207-031; R-0761 – Renovation of Emergency Department and Patient Care Area – Expiration Date: March 27, 2013
I. Staff Analysis Reports Issued in September 2012
1. CON Review # HG-CRF-0612-015 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Inc. d/b/a Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi – Construction/Relocation and Replacement of 217-Bed Hospital/Services – Capital Expenditure: $313,508,083 – Location: Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi – Staff Recommendation: Approval
2. CON Review # NH-CRF-0512-011 – Hinds County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Jackson – Construction/Relocation and Replacement of 119 Nursing Home Beds/Services – Capital Expenditure: $9,650,798 – Location: Byram, Hinds County, Mississippi – Staff Recommendation: Approval
3. CON Review # ESRD-CO-0612-014 – Fresenius Medical Care – North America, Inc. d/b/a BioMedical Application of Mississippi, Inc. d/b/a RCG of West Point – Cost Overrun to CON #0842 (Establishment of a Satellite ESRD Facility) – Approved Capital Expenditure: $808,367 – Additional Capital Expenditure: $647,128 – Revised Capital Expenditure: $1,455,495 – Location: West Point, Clay County, Mississippi – Staff Recommendation: Approval
J. Hearings Requested/Scheduled During the Course of Review
CON Review # MU-NIS-0612-012 – Compass Imaging, LLC D'Iberville – Establishment of MobileMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Services – Capital Expenditure: $37,318 – Location: D'Iberville,Harrison County, Mississippi – Requestor: Garden Park Medical Center, Singing River Health Systemd/b/a Singing River Hospital, Ocean Springs Hospital at Gulfport, and Memorial Hospital at Gulfport – Requested September 5, 2012 – To be scheduled
K. 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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