Con Decisions 2002

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Applicant:	William W. Backus Hospital
Docket Number:	02-1515
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for a Replacement of Existing Radiological Imaging Equipment
Date	December 30, 2002
Summary	William W. Backus Hospital's request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment in order to replace its existing Siemens Polydoros with a Siemens AXIOM Artis MP System, at a total capital expenditure of $836,171, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process and is hereby granted.

Applicant:	Greenwich Hospital
Docket Number:	02-537
Project Title	Acquisition of a Multi-Slice CT Scanner
Date	December 27, 2002
Summary	Greenwich Hospital's request to acquire a multi-slice CT scanner, at a total capital expenditure of $3,600,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Yale New Haven Hospital
Docket Number:	02-1514
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for a Replacement of an Existing CT Scanner
Date	December 23, 2002
Summary	Yale New Haven Hospital's request to acquire a General Electric LightSpeed 16 Scanner System in order to replace its existing General Electric Light Speed CT Scanner at a total capital expenditure of $758,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and Torrington Radiologists, P.C.
Docket Number:	02-1512
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of an Existing MRI unit
Date	December 23, 2002
Summary	Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and Torrington Radiologists, P.C.'s request to replace the existing mobile Siemen 1.5 Tesla short bore mobile MRI unit with a fixed site General Electric Signa Infinity1.5 Tesla open MRI system meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process. Therefore, the proposal to replace the existing mobile MRI unit at a capital cost of $1,998,410 is approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation
Docket Number:	02-549
Project Title	Establishment of the Yale New Haven Shoreline Medical Center in Guilford
Date	December 6, 2002
Summary	Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation’s request to establish and operate the Yale New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, an ambulatory care center to be located in leased building space at 111 Goose Lane in Guilford, at a total capital expenditure of $7,973,380, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	St. Vincent's Medical Center
Docket Number:	02-548
Project Title	Replacement of Linear Accelerator
Date	October 31, 2002
Summary	St. Vincent's Medical Center's request to replace its existing G.E. Saturne linear accelerator with a new unit with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy capability, at a total capital expenditure of $3,009,362 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	OssaTron Services of New England, L.P.; HealthSouth Surgery Centers of Bridgeport, Danbury, and Hartford; Connecticut Foot Surgery Center
Docket Number:	02-550
Project Title	Mobile OssaTron/Orthotripsy Service
Date	December 6, 2002
Summary	OssaTron Services of New England, L.P.; HealthSouth Surgery Centers of Bridgeport, Danbury, and Hartford; Connecticut Foot Surgery Center's request to establish a mobile OssaTron/Orthotripsy Service at a total capital expenditure of $350,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Lawrence and Memorial Hospital and New Britain General Hospital
Docket Number:	02-541
Project Title	Establish Joslin Diabetes Center in Mystic
Date	December 3, 2002
Summary	Lawrence and Memorial Hospital and New Britain General Hospital request to establish a Joslin Diabetes Center in Mystic at a total proposed capital expenditure of $261,515 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	MidState Medical Center
Docket Number:	02-1513
Project Title	MidState Medical Center's request to replace its existing General Electric Highspeed
Date	November 25, 2002
Summary	MidState Medical Center's request to replace its existing General Electric Highspeed Advantage CT Scanner with a General Electric Lightspeed CT Scanner meets the requirements for a waiver of the CON process. Therefore, MidState Medical Center's request to replace the CT Scanner at a capital cost of $1,396,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need is Granted.

Applicant:	Greater Waterbury Imaging Center
Docket Number:	02-1511
Project Title	Replacement of a MRI Unit
Date	November 4, 2002
Summary	Greater Waterbury Imaging Center's request to replace its existing MRI unit at a total capital expenditure of $1,171,120 meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S. Therefore their request has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Middlesex Hospital
Docket Number:	02-533
Project Title	Relocate, Expand and Consolidate Marlborough Medical Center and Diagnostic Imaging Center
Date	November 1, 2002
Summary	Middlesex Hospital's request to relocate, expand and consolidate its Marlborough Medical Center and Diagnostic Imaging Center to a new facility to be located at 14 Jones Hollow Road in Marlborough, and to upgrade and replace the diagnostic radiology equipment at these facilities, at a total capital cost of $5,729,00 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Danbury Hospital
Docket Number:	02-1508
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of CT Scanner
Date	October 23, 2002
Summary	Danbury Hospital's request to replace the existing Quick Highlight CT Scanner at a capital cost of $1,191,138 meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c.C.G.S.. Therefore is approved and a Certificate of Need is Granted.

Applicant:	The Stamford Hospital
Docket Number:	DR02-001
Project Title	Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Imaging Equipment
Date	October 17, 2002
Summary	A Declaratory Ruling declaring that the term Imaging Equipment as used in Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-639(c) is singular.

Applicant:	The Stamford Hospital and The Stamford Health System
Docket Number:	02-527
Project Title	Acquisition of Picture Archiving Communication System
Date	October 4,2002
Summary	Stamford Hospital's request to acquire a Picture Archiving Communication System, at a total capital expenditure of $3,434,592, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Middlesex Hospital
Docket Number:	02-531
Project Title	Expand a Mobile Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning Service
Date	October 2, 2002
Summary	Middlesex Hospital's request to expand its Mobile PET Scanning Services, with no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	University of Connecticut Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital
Docket Number:	02-538
Project Title	Patient Safety Information System-Application Service Provider Model
Date	October 3,2002
Summary	John Dempsey Hospital's request to implement a Patient Safety Information System through a contractual agreement with an Application Services Provider at a total capital expenditure of $3,673,373 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Advanced Radiology Consultants, LLC
Docket Number:	01-1005
Project Title	Acquisition of a Multi-Slice Computer Tomography Scanning Unit
Date	June 27, 2002
Summary	Advanced Radiology Consultants, LLC's request to acquire through the purchase of a Multi-Slice CT Scanning unit to be located at 1315 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, CT at a total capital cost of $1,107,239 has been denied.

Applicant:	Rockville General Hospital
Docket Number:	02-512
Project Title	Facility Update Project-Physical Plant New Construction and Renovation
Date	June 24, 2002
Summary	Rockville General Hospital's request to implement its three-phased Facility Update Project to expand and renovate the Hospital's physical plant and replace aging infrastructure, at a total capital expenditure of $26,812,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-524
Project Title	Establishment of a Wound Care Center and Acquisition of a Hyperbaric Chamber
Date	June 28, 2002
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to establish a wound care center and acquire a hyperbaric chamber at a total capital cost of $1,660,000 which includes a capital expenditure of $760,000 and a fair market value of leased equipment of $900,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-525
Project Title	Acquire Interventional Electrophysiology and Bi-Plane Angiography/Interventional Equipment and perform Associated Renovations
Date	June 28, 2002
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to acquire interventional electrophysiology and bi-plane angiography/interventional equipment and perform associated renovations at a total capital expenditure of $6,269,870 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Yale-New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation
Docket Number	01-557
Project Title	Establish a Shoreline Ambulatory Care Center in Guilford
Date	June 27, 2002
Summary	Yale-New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation's request to establish a shoreline ambulatory care center to be located in leased building space at 111 Goose Lane in Guilford, at a total capital expenditure of $4,405,097 has been denied. This CON application also contained a request to modify the approval granted under Docket Number 00-547. Yale New Haven Ambulatory Service Corporation d/b/a Temple Radiology, was authorized to establish a diagnostic imaging center to be located at 596 Boston Post Road in Guilford, CT, at a total capital expenditure of $5,000,000. The requested modification was to relocate the imaging center to 111 Goose Lane, Guilford. This modification will not result in a change of services to be provided, service area, or capital expenditure, and the relocation is hereby approved.

Applicant:	DePaul Health Services Corporation and St. Raphael Healthcare System
Docket Number:	01-569
Project Title	Establish a Shoreline Ambulatory Surgery and Endoscopy Center in Branford
Date	June 26, 2002
Summary	DePaul Health Services Corporation and St. Raphael Healthcare System's request to establish a shoreline ambulatory surgery and endoscopy center to be located in leased building space at 788 East Main Street in Branford at a total capital expenditure of $2,176,417 has been denied.

Applicant:	Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine
Docket Number:	02-501
Project Title	Replace PET Scanner
Date	June 26, 2002
Summary	Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine's request to replace their existing PET scanner with a new, Siemens PET scanner at a total capital expenditure of $1,750,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	John Dempsey Hospital
Docket Number:	01-531
Project Title	Acquisition of a Linear Accelerator with IMRT Capability
Date	June 25, 2002
Summary	John Dempsey Hospital's request to acquire an Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy ("IMRT") capable dual energy linear accelerator at a total capital expenditure of $1,081,923 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	William W. Backus Hospital
Docket Number:	02-518
Project Title	Replacement of Existing Clinical Information System
Date	June 21, 2002
Summary	William W. Backus Hospital's request to replace its existing clinical information system with a new integrated clinical information system, at a total capital expenditure of $10,069,663 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Alliance Imaging, Inc. and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Docket Number:	01-565
Project Title	Establish P.E.T. Services at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Date	June 21, 2002
Summary	Alliance Imaging, Inc. and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital's request to establish a mobile Positron Emission Tomograph scanning service at the campus of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Diagnostic Imaging of Southbury, LLC c/o St. Mary's Hospital
Docket Number:	02-519
Project Title	Replacement of existing MRI Unit
Date	June 21, 2002
Summary	Diagnostic Imaging of Southbury, LLC's request for the replacement of the existing open MRI unit located at 382 Main Street South in Southbury with a 1.5T short-bore MRI unit at a total capital cost of $1,880,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Family Counseling of Greater New Haven, Inc
Docket Number:	02-523
Project Title	Termination of Services
Date	June 10, 2002
Summary	Family Counseling of Greater New Haven, Inc.'s request to terminate its services has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-502
Project Title	Acquisition of a 3T MRI Unit at the Institute of Living
Date	June 3, 2002
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to acquire a 3T MRI Unit at the Institute of Living at a total proposed capital expenditure of $3,500,00 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation, on behalf of John Dempsey Hospital, and Health Resources International, d/b/a Farmington Surgery Center, LLC
Docket Number:	01-535
Project Title	Ambulatory Surgery Center Joint Venture
Date	June 10, 2002
Summary	University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation, on behalf of John Dempsey Hospital, and Health Resources International, in a joint venture to do business as the Farmington Surgery Center, LLC's proposal to establish an ambulatory surgery center with an associated capital cost of $5,662,471 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted with conditions.

Applicant:	Hospital of St. Raphael
Docket Number:	02-516
Project Title	Establish Primary Care Services for the Elderly
Date	May 31, 2002
Summary	St. Raphael's request to operate primary care clinics at Crawford Manor, Edith Johnson Towers, Ribicoff Tower One, Atwater Senior Center, East Shore Senior Center and Casa Otonal in New Haven and McQueeney Towers in New Haven and Surfside 200 in West Haven, Connecticut with no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	MidState Radiology Associates and InSight Health Services Corporation
Docket Number:	02-1000
Project Title	Replace Part-Time Mobile MRI at Wallingford Diagnostic Imaging Center
Date	May 28, 2002
Summary	MidState Radiology Associates and Insight Health Services Corporation request to replace the part-time mobile open MRI at Wallingford Diagnostic Imaging Center located at 97 Barnes Rd. in Wallingford, CT at a total capital cost of $1,206,780 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	01-571
Project Title	Acquisition of a Linear Accelerator with IMRT capability
Date	May 24, 2002
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to replace its existing Clinac 4 linear accelerator with a new IMRT capable Clinac 21E unit at a total capital expenditure of $3,282,968 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	New Milford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-1503
Project Title	Replacement of Radiology Special Procedure Technology
Date	May 23, 2002
Summary	New Milford Hospital's proposal for replacement of the existing Toshiba Radiographic/Fluoroscopy Unit with a GE Medical System AdvantxTC System meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c,C.G.S. Therefore the Hospital's request to waive the CON process to replace the radiology special procedures technology at a capital cost of $711,918 is approved and a Certificate of Need is granted.

Applicant:	Manchester Memorial Hospital
Docket Number:	02-507
Project Title	Replacement of GI/Endoscopy Facility and Sterile Processing Facility
Date	May 17, 2002
Summary	Manchester Memorial Hospital's request to replace its GI/Endoscopy Facility and Sterile Processing Facility, at a total capital expenditure of $3,411,500 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	MidState Medical Center
Docket Number:	01-566
Project Title	Expansion and Renovation of Existing Campus and the Addition of 36 Licensed Medical/Surgical Acute Care Beds
Date	May 10, 2002
Summary	MidState Medical Center's request to expand and renovate the existing campus and add 36 medical/surgical acute care beds, at a total capital expenditure of $18,700,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	01-556
Project Title	PET-CT Scanning Equipment Acquisition and Associated Renovations
Date	May 16, 2002
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to establish a Mobile Positron Emission Tomography-Computer Tomography Scanning Service at 80 Seymour St., Hartford has been approved and a Certificated of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	InSight Health Corporation and Southern Connecticut Imaging Center, LLC d/b/a Whitney Imaging Center
Docket Number:	01-561
Project Title	Addition of High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services at Whitney Imaging Center in Hamden
Date	May 1, 2002
Summary	InSight Health Corporation and Southern Connecticut Imaging Center, LLC d/b/a Whitney Imaging Center's request to add high field MRI services to be provided at Whitney Imaging Center located in Hamden at a total capital expenditure of $1,567,018 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Associated Radiology, P.C
Docket Number:	02-503
Project Title	Replacement of CT Scanner
Date	April 29, 2002
Summary	Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Associates Radiology, P.C. request to replace its existing CT Scanner equipment with new upgraded equipment, at a total capital cost of $778,995 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
Docket Number:	01-562
Project Title	Expansion of Pequot Medical Center to Include an Ambulatory Surgery Center and MRI Services
Date	04/17/02
Summary	Lawrence and Memorial Hospital's request for the expansion of the Pequot Medical Center, Located in Groton, CT, with a total capital expenditure of $17,173,465, which does not include capitalized financing costs of $1,041,600 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted subject to conditions.

Applicant:	Middlesex Hospital
Docket Number:	01-549
Project Title	Establish An Endoscopy Suite at Shoreline Medical Center
Date	4/16/02
Summary	Middlesex Hospital's request to establish an endoscopy suite at the Shoreline Medical Center in Essex, CT at a total capital expenditure of $850,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted subject to conditions.

Applicant:	Greenwich Hospital
Docket Number:	01-545
Project Title	Facility Modernization Plan-Phase II Building Construction and Renovation and the Addition of 28Licensed Beds and Newborn Bassinets
Date	4/16/02
Summary	Greenwich Hospital's request to implement its Facility Modernization Plan-Phase II building construction and renovation and to add 28 licensed beds and newborn bassinets, at a total capital expenditure of $98,000,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Connecticut Valley Radiology, P.C
Docket Number:	01-563
Project Title	Replacement of Existing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit
Date	4/16/02
Summary	Connecticut Valley Radiology, P.C.'s request to replace its existing open Magnetic Resonance Imaging unit at a total capital cost of $1,137,937, which includes $168,337 in capitalized financing has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	PriMed Gastroenterology, LLC
Docket Number:	01-551
Project Title	Establishment of an Endoscopy Suite
Date	4/16/02
Summary	PriMed Gastroenterology, LLC's request for the establishment of an endoscopy suite to be located at 888 White Plains Rd., Trumbull, CT at a capital expenditure of $590,000 has been approved and a Certificated of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Connecticut Lithotripsy, LLC and New Britain General Hospital
Docket Number:	01-560
Project Title	Establish Transportable Lithotripsy Service at New Britain General Hospital
Date	April 8, 2002
Summary	Connecticut Lithotripsy, LLC and New Britain General Hospital's request to establish and operate a transportable lithotripsy service at New Britain General with no new capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Docket Number:	01-543
Project Title	Replacement of Clinical Information System
Date	April 4, 2002
Summary	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center's request to replace its existing clinical information system, at a total capital expenditure of $16,158,136 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Madison Radiology Imaging, LLC
Docket Number:	01-539
Project Title	Replacement of Existing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit
Date	March 28, 2002
Summary	Madison Radiology Imaging, LLC's request to replace its existing fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging at a total capital cost of $1,596,848, which includes $1,396,848 for the fair market value of the fixed equipment has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Docket Number:	02-504
Project Title	Expansion of Outpatient Services in Old Saybrook
Date	March 22, 2002
Summary	Lawrence & Memorial Hospital's request to expand the outpatient services, currently offered by the Hospital, to a new off-campus site in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $225,615 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Yale-New Haven Hospital
Docket Number:	02-505
Project Title	Repair and Replacement of Equipment
Date	March 22, 2002
Summary	Yale-New Haven Hospital's request to repair and replace damaged equipment and repair physical space at a total proposed capital expenditure of $7,690,000 is approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Sharon Hospital, Inc. and Essent Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc.
Docket Number:	01-533
Project Title	Purchase of Sharon Hospital by Essent Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc.
Date	March 27, 2002
Summary	The Office of Health Care Access (OHCA) rendered its Certificate of Need decision giving final approval to Essent Healthcare of Connecticut on the proposed purchase of Sharon Hospital, resulting in the state’s first for-profit hospital.

Applicant:	New Milford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-1501
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirement for Replacement CT Scanner in Accordance with Section 19a-639c, C.G.S.
Date	March 7, 2002
Summary	New Milford Hospital's proposal to replace the CT Scanner at a capital cost of $1,025,000 is approved and a Certificate of Need is granted

Applicant:	St. Vincent's Medical Center
Docket Number:	02-1502
Project Title	Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in Accordance with Section 19a-639c, C.G.S.
Date	March 8, 2002
Summary	OHCA has determined that the proposed replacement cardiac catheterization laboratory meets the requirements of Section 19a-639c, C.G.S. Consequently, the proposed replacement cardiac catheterization laboratory is approved by OHCA and a Certificate of Need is granted

Applicant:	Jefferson X-Ray Group, Inc.
Docket Number:	01-1003
Project Title	Replacement of an Existing MRI Unit in West Hartford
Date	March 7, 2002
Summary	Jefferson X-Ray Group, P.C.'s request to replace its existing MRI Unit in West Hartford at a total proposed capital expenditure of $2,760,500 is approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted subject to conditions.

Applicant:	Jefferson X-Ray Group, Inc.
Docket Number:	01-1004
Project Title	Replacement of an Existing MRI Unit in Glastonbury
Date	March 7, 2002
Summary	Jefferson X-Ray Group, P.C.'s request to replace its existing MRI Unit in Glastonbury at a total proposed capital expenditure of $2,687,500 is approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted subject to conditions.

Applicant:	Norwich Radiology Group, P.C.
Docket Number:	01-559
Project Title	Replacement CT Scanner and Mammography Equipment
Date	February 19, 2002
Summary	Norwich Radiology Group's request to replace its existing CT Scanner and Mammography equipment with new upgraded equipment, at a total capital cost of $795,660 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Ebenezer A. Kolade, M.D., d/b/a House of Hope
Docket Number:	01-546
Project Title	Establish a Chemical Maintenance Treatment Program in Bridgeport
Date	February 13, 2002
Summary	Dr. Ebenezer A. Kolade's request to establish a chemical maintenance treatment program at a capital expenditure of $27,000, plus $21,600 for the estimated fair market value of lease space, for a total capital cost of $48,600 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Rockville General Hospital and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Docket Number:	01-537
Project Title	Establish a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Date	February 19, 2002
Summary	Rockville General Hospital and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center's request to establish a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory to be located at Rockville General Hospital at a capital expenditure of $1,340,500, plus $1,197,816, for the estimated fair market value of leased equipment, for a total capital cost of $2,538,316, which does not include any capitalized financing costs, is approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted subject to conditions.

Applicant:	Pastoral Counseling Center of West Hartford, Inc.
Docket Number:	01-552
Project Title	Transfer of Ownership of Two Outpatient Psychiatric Facilities
Date	February 7, 2002
Summary	Pastoral Counseling Center of West Hartford, Inc.'s request to operate two additional outpatient psychiatric facilities at no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need Is granted.

Applicant:	The Stamford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-1500
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of CT Scanner in Accordance with Section 19a-639c, C.G.S.
Date	January 16, 2002
Summary	Stamford Hospital's proposal to replace the existing GE CT 9800 CT Scanner with a GE Lightspeed QX/I CT Scanner meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S.. Therefore, Stamford Hospital's proposal to replace the CT Scanner at a capital cost of $979,550 is approved and a Certificate of Need is granted.

Applicant:	New Vision Cataract Center, LLC
Docket Number:	01-555
Project Title	Change of Ownership of an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Date	January 2, 2002
Summary	New Vision Cataract Center, LLC is granted a Certificate of Need to sell over a three-year period up to a 25% ownership share of its licensed ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center, New Vision Cataract Center located at 605 West Avenue in Norwalk, to Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut, at an estimated total capital expenditure of $437,500. The CON authorization will expire on January 2, 2005.

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