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.