Miscellaneous

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Certificate of Need
Notice of Litigation

The Agency for Health Care Administration has received the following petitions for administrative hearings as of the close of business on January 18, 2008, concerning certificate of need decisions. No decision has been made as to the sufficiency of these petitions. A brief description of these projects is listed below. Resolution of these requests for hearings by way of a grant or denial of their certificate of need at issue will determine the substantial interest of persons. Those persons whose substantial interest may be determined by these proceedings including settlements, grants, and denials are advised to govern themselves accordingly and may wish to exercise rights including intervention. See Chapter 120, F.S., as well as Section 408.039, F.S. and Rule 59C-1.012, F.A.C. In deference to rights of substantially affected persons, AHCA will not settle or otherwise reach a final resolution of these matters for a period of 30 days from the date of the publication.

CON#     INITIAL DECISION, PROJECT, CTY, APPLICANT, PARTY REQUEST HEARING (PRH)

9990        Denial, establish a long term acute care hospital within Edward White Hospital, Pinellas County, Tampa Bay Long Term Acute Care Hospital, LLC, (PRH) same as applicant

9992        Approval, construct a new hospital to replace and relocate existing hospital, Hillsborough County, Sun City Hospital, Inc. d/b/a South Bay Hospital, (PRH) St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inc. d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital

9992        Approval, construct a new hospital to replace and relocate existing hospital, Hillsborough County, Sun City Hospital, Inc. d/b/a South Bay Hospital, (PRH) Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. d/b/a Tampa General Hospital

9993        Denial, establish a 90 bed acute care hospital, Hillsborough County, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inc. d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital, (PRH) same as applicant

9993        Supports Denial, establish a 90 bed acute care hospital, Hillsborough County, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inc. d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital, (PRH) Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. d/b/a Tampa General Hospital

9994        Approval, establish a 60 bed acute care hospital, Osceola County, Osceola Regional Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Osceola Regional Medical Center (PRH) Osceola, LLC d/b/a St. Cloud Regional Medical Center