I. Certificate of Need program
A. AL2013-060, Bio-Medical Applications of Alabama, Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care Foley, Foley, AL: Proposes to expand by adding an additional six hemodialysis stations to the existing facility consisting of nine hemodialysis stations and one isolation station. Opposition: None
Approved
B. AL2013-061, Renal Treatment Centers-Southeast, LP, d/b/a Jewel Dialysis, Bessemer, AL: Proposes to add two hemodialysis stations at its current location consisting of seven hemodialysis stations and one isolation stations
Opposition: None
Approved
C. AL2013-062, Flor Dialysis, LLC, d/b/a Steel City Dialysis Birmingham, AL: Proposes to add two hemodialysis stations at its current location consisting of seven hemodialysis stations and one isolation station. Opposition: None
Approved
D. AL2013-063, RAI Care Centers of Alabama, LLC, Jacksonville, AL: Proposes to add four hemodialysis stations and two home training stations to the existing 12-station facility. Opposition: None
Approved
E. AL2013-064, DCI Evergreen, Evergreen, AL: Proposes to add two stations to the existing 10 stations, one of which is an isolation station for hepatitis B surface antigen positive patients, for a total of 12 stations. Opposition: None
The Board voted to allow the applicant to temporarily add two stations to its existing facility while another area facility is shut down for renovations. Once the renovations of the neighboring facility are complete, the applicant must take the additional two stations out of service because the State Health Plan does not show a need for the additional stations in this county.
F. AL2013-065, DCI Mitylene Park, Montgomery, AL: Proposes to add one home training station to the existing 16 stations, one of which is an isolation station. Opposition: None
Approved
G. AL2013-066, Village at Cook Springs, LLC, Pell City, AL: Proposes to establish a 28-bed specialty care assisted-living facility on the campus of Village East by relocating 26 SCALF beds from the Village at Cook Springs, 15 authorized by CON 2623-SCALF, 11 existing beds, and adding two new beds. Opposition: None
Approved
H. AL2013-067, Renal Treatment Centers-Southeast, LP, d/b/a North Jefferson Dialysis, Birmingham, AL: Proposes to establish and operate a new ESRD facility in north Jefferson County consisting of two existing in-center hemodialysis stations to be relocated from DaVita's Birmingham East Dialysis, plus add eight new in-center hemodialysis stations. Opposition: None
Approved
I. AL2013-068, Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Inc., Montgomery, AL: Proposes to add a third cardiac catheterization laboratory located adjacent to the two existing cardiac cath rooms within the hospital. Opposition: None
Approved
II. Reviewability Determinations and Pending Reviewability Determinations
Reviewability Determinations:
RV2013-029, HGA HomeCare, LLC, d/b/a HGA HomeCare of Huntsville, requests to establish a branch office in Madison County through certificate of need authority granted by CON-1391-HHA. Status: Non-Reviewable
RV2013-030, Rehab Associates, LLC, d/b/a Champion Sports Medicine & Rehab Center-Oneonta, requests to establish an outpatient rehabilitation facility providing only outpatient physical therapy. Status: Non-Reviewable
RV2013-031, University of Alabama Hospital, requests to establish a hospital-provider based diagnostic center in space, leased from a building to be constructed. Status: Non-Reviewable
RV2013-033, Rehab Associates of Jackson Hospital, LLC, requests to provide only outpatient physical therapy. Status: Non-Reviewable
Pending Reviewability Determinations:
RV2013-032, St. Vincent's Home Health, LLC, d/b/a St. Vincent's Home Health of Jefferson County, requests to provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation services to nonhome health patients who are residents of a long-term care facility through contractual agreement. Status: Pending
RV2013-034, Restore Therapy Services Outpatient, requests to provide only outpatient physical therapy in Winston County. Status: Pending
RV2013-035, Springhill Medical Center, requests to renovate/remodel its labor and delivery and nursery departments. Status: Pending
RV2013-036, Rehab Associates, LLC, d/b/a Champion Sports Medicine & Rehab Center-Shelby, requests to establish an outpatient rehab facility providing physical therapy only. Status: Pending
The next CON Review Board meeting will be held on November 20, 2013.
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