Certificate of Need (CON)
Decisions
Hospital Review Cycle
August 2001

CON No.

District/
Subdistrict

County

Applicant/Facility

Proposed Project Decision

Decision Date

Approved Beds

Approved Costs

9474

1/2

Okaloosa

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Inc./Fort Walton Beach Medical Center

Add 20 new acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9475

2/2B

Leon

Covenant Hospice, Inc.

Establish a hospice program

Approved

12/14/2001

0

$82,648

9476

3/3B

Marion

Hospice of Marion County, Inc.

Establish up to a 16-bed freestanding inpatient hospice

Withdrawn

10/26/2001

0

$0

9477

3/4

Marion

Marion Community Hospital, Inc./Ocala Regional Medical Center

Add 18 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9478

3/6

Hernando

Hernando HMA, Inc./ Brooksville Regional Hospital

Replace a 91-bed acute care hospital

Approved

12/14/2001

91

$52,066,835

9479

3/7

Lake

Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Inc./Leesburg Regional Medical Center

Add 15 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9480

4/

Duval

Genesis Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc./Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital

Add 9 comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds

Approved

12/14/2001

9

$296,063

9481

4/

Duval

St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.

Establish a 10-bed Level II NICU at a proposed new acute care hospital through the delicensure of 10 Level II NICU beds at St. Luke's Hospital

Approved

12/14/2001

10

$110,865

9482

4/3

Duval

Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc./Baptist Medical Center

Establish a new 92-bed acute care hospital

Approved

12/14/2001

92

$8,442,000

9483

4/3

Duval

St. Luke's Hospital Association/ St. Luke's Hospital

Construct a replacement facility of 214 acute care beds and existing cardiac cath and transplant services

Approved

12/14/2001

214

$207,000,000

9484

4/3

Duval

St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.

Establish a new 170-bed acute care hospital or a partial application for 135 beds

Partial Approved

12/14/2001

135

$155,548,805

9485

4/3

Duval

Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches, Inc./Baptist Medical Center - Beaches

Add 25 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9486

4/4B

Volusia

Halifax Hospice, Inc./Hospice of Volusia-Flagler

Convert an existing 16-bed residential hospice to a 16-bed inpatient hospice

Approved

12/14/2001

16

$1,655,103

9487

5/5A

Pasco

Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Inc./ Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Inc.

Establish a 24-bed freestanding inpatient hospice

Approved

12/14/2001

24

$4,275,304

9488

5/

Pinellas

Kindred Hospitals East, L.L.C./ Kindred Hospital - Bay Area

Add 22 long-term care hospital beds

Approved

12/14/2001

22

$1,132,841

9489

5/

Pasco

East Pasco Medical Center, Inc./ East Pasco Medical Center

Establish a 20-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation unit

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9490

6/

Hillsborough

Continential Medical of Palm Beach, Inc.

Establish a new 40-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation hospital

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9491

6/

Hillborough

Genesis Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc.

Establish a new 60-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation hospital

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9492

6/

Hillsborough

University Community Hospital, Inc.

Establish a five-bed Level III NICU through the conversion of five acute care beds

Approved

12/14/2001

5

$1,279,594

9493

6/

Hillsborough

St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc./ St. Joseph's Hosptial

Add five-bed Level III NICU beds through delicensure of five acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9494

7/1

Brevard

Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital, Inc/ Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital

Add 50 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9495

7/1

Brevard

Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital, Inc. / Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital - Melbourne

Add 50 acute care beds to the 50 approved beds under CON #8740

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9496

7/4

Seminole

Orlando Regional Healthcare System

Establish a new 60-bed acute care hospital through the delicensure of 50 acute care beds at South Seminole Hospital and the addition of 30 new beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9497

7/4

Seminole

Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.

Establish a 60-bed acute care hospital

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9498

7/7A

Brevard

Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida

Establish a hospice program

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9499

8/

Sarasota

HealthSouth LTAC of Sarasota, Inc.

Establish a 40-bed long-term care hospital

Approved

12/14/2001

40

$12,726,541

9500

8/

Sarasota

Select Specialty Hospital-Sarasota, Inc.

Establish a 40-bed long-term care hospital

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9501

8/5

Lee

Lee Memorial Health System/ Lee Memorial Hospital-Health Park

Add 122 acute care beds through the transfer of 81 beds from Lee Memorial Cleveland and 41 from Cape Coral

Approved

12/14/2001

122

$80,159,797

9502

8/8B

Collier

Hospice of Naples, Inc.

Establish a 16-bed inpatient hospice facility

Approved

12/14/2001

16

$4,438,657

9503

8/8D

Sarasota

Hospice of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Establish a 12-bed inpatient hospice facility

Approved

12/14/2001

6

$1,147,864

9504

9/

Indian River

HealthSouth of Treasure Coast, Inc./ HealthSouth Treasure Coast Rehabilitation Hospital

Add 28 comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9505

9/

Martin

HealthSouth of Stuart, Inc.

Establish up to a new 60-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation hospital

Withdrawn

10/17/2001

0

$0

9506

9/

Martin

Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc./ Martin Memorial Medical Center

Establish a 20-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation unit

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9507

9/

Palm Beach

Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc./ Bethesda Memorial Hospital

Establish a 28-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation unit

Approved

12/14/2001

28

$8,977,381

9508

9/

Palm Beach

Columbia/JFK Medical Center, L.P./ JFK Medical Center

Establish a 20-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation unit

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9509

9/

St. Lucie

Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc./ Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

Add 8 comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9510

9/

Indian River

Indian River Memorial Hospital, Inc./ Indian River Memorial Hospital

Establish an adult open heart surgery program

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9511

9/

Martin

Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc./ Martin Memorial Medical Center

Establish an adult open heart surgery program

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9512

9/

Palm Beach

Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc./ Bethesda Memorial Hospital

Establish an adult open heart surgery program

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9513

9/

Palm Beach

Boca Raton Community Hospital, Inc./ Boca Raton Community Hospital

Establish an adult open heart surgery program

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9514

9/

Palm Beach

Columbia Palms West Hospital/ Palms West Hospital

Establish a five-bed Leve II NICU through the delicensure of five Level II NICU beds at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9515

9/

Palm Beach

Tenet St. Mary's, Inc./ St. Mary's Medical Center

Add 7 Level II NICU beds through the conversion of 7 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9516

9/

Palm Beach

Tenet St. Mary's, Inc./ St. Mary's Medical Center

Add 10 Level III NICU beds through the conversion of 10 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9517

9/2

Martin

Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc./ Martin Memorial Medical Center

Transfer 29 acute care beds from Martin Memorial Hospital South to Martin Memorial Medical Center

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9518

9/5

Palm Beach

Wellington Regional Medical Center, Inc./ Wellington Regional Medical Center

Add 7 acute care beds

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0

9519

9/9C

Palm Beach

Hospice of Palm Beach County

Add 12 inpatient beds to the existing 24 inpatient bed hospice

Approved

12/14/2001

12

$2,090,383

9520

10/1

Broward

South Broward Hospital District

Establish a new 100-bed acute care hospital

Denied

12/14/2001

0

$0