Miscellaneous

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Certificate of Need
NOTICE OF BATCH APPLICATION RECEIPT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Agency for Health Care Administration has received and accepted the following Certificate of Need applications for review in the batched Other Beds and Programs review cycle with an application due date of November 19, 2008.

County: Hillsborough         District: 6A

CON # 10035

Facility/Project: VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida

Applicant: VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida
Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Hardee                   District: 6B

CON # 10036

Facility/Project: Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami-Dade, Inc.

Applicant: Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami-Dade, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Hardee                   District: 6B

CON # 10037

Facility/Project: Florida Hospital HospiceCare

Applicant: Memorial Hospital – Flagler, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Hardee                   District: 6B

CON # 10038

Facility/Project: Odyssey HealthCare of Central Florida

Applicant: Odyssey HealthCare of Collier County, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Orange                   District: 7B

CON # 10039

Facility/Project: HCR Manor Care Services of Florida II, Inc.

Applicant: HCR Manor Care Services of Florida II, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Orange                   District: 7B

CON # 10040

Facility/Project: Florida Hospital Hospice Care

Applicant: Memorial Hospital-Flagler, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Miami-Dade         District: 11

CON # 10041

Facility/Project: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics

Applicant: University of Miami

Project Description: Establish an adult autologous and allogenic bone marrow transplantation program

County: Miami-Dade         District: 11

CON # 10042

Facility/Project: Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami Dade, Inc.

Applicant: Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami Dade, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

County: Miami-Dade         District: 11

CON # 10043

Facility/Project: HCR Manor Care Services of Florida II, Inc.

Applicant: HCR Manor Care Services of Florida II, Inc.

Project Description: Establish a hospice program

Also, IF REQUESTED, tentative public hearings have been scheduled as follows:

PROPOSALS:       District 6 – Hospice Program in 6A

DATE/TIME:       Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

PLACE:                 Children’s Board of Hillsborough County

                               1002 East Palm Avenue

                               Tampa, FL 33605

PROPOSALS:       District 6 – Hospice Programs in 6B

DATE/TIME:       Thursday, January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

PLACE:                 Polk County Cooperative Extension Services

                               Valencia Room

                               1702 Highway 17-98, South

                               Bartow, FL 33830

PROPOSALS:      District 7

DATE/TIME:       Friday, January 9, 2009, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE:                 Health Council of East Central Florida, Inc.

                               2461 West State Road 426, Suite 2041

                               Oviedo, FL 32765

PROPOSALS:      District 11 – Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Program

DATE/TIME:       Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

PLACE:                 Health Council of South Florida, Inc.

                               8095 N. W. 12th Street, Suite 300

                               Miami, FL 33126

PROPOSALS:      District 11 – Hospice Programs

DATE/TIME:       Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

PLACE:                 Health Council of South Florida, Inc.

                               8095 N. W. 12th Street, Suite 300

                               Miami, FL 33126

Public hearing requests must be in writing and be received at: Agency for Health Care Administration, CON Office, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 28, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, Attention: James B. McLemore, by 5:00 p.m., December 19, 2008. In lieu of requesting and attending a public hearing, written comments submitted to the department relative to the merits of these applications will become part of the official project application file. Pursuant to subsection 59C-1.010(3), F.A.C., written comments must be received by December 24, 2008.