Con Decisions 2003

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Applicant:	Hospital of Saint Raphael
Docket Number:	03-30145-CON
Project Title:	Relocation of Ambulatory Clinics
Date:	November 05, 2003
Summary:	Hospital of Saint Raphael’s request to relocate its ambulatory clinics to the McGivney Cancer Center at 1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, and renovate the vacated space in the Orchard Medical Office Building located at 330 Orchard Street, New Haven has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Bridgeport Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30138
Project Title	Replacement of Nuclear Camera System
Date	November 4, 2003
Summary	Bridgeport Hospital's request to replace its existing nuclear camera system with a GE Medical Systems Millennium Series VG-3 dual-head camera at a total capital cost of $435,588, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Bridgeport Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30096
Project Title	Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) System Upgrade
Date	10/23/03
Summary	Bridgeport Hospital's request to upgrade its Varian 2300 linear accelerator to accommodate Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy ("IMRT") technology, at a total capital expenditure of $1,370,642, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Milford Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30155
Project Title	Replacement of Integrated Clinical and Financial Information System
Date	10/21/03
Summary	Milford Hospital's request to replace its existing clinical information system with a new integrated clinical and financial information system, at a total capital expenditure of $3,730,784, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Danbury Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30063
Project Title	Termination of Outpatient Detoxification Services
Date	October 16,2003
Summary	Danbury Hospital's request to terminate its Outpatient Detoxification program with no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Yale-New Haven Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30083
Project Title	Acquire a CT Simulator
Date	October 17, 2003
Summary	Yale-New Haven Hospital's request to acquire a CT simulator that combines CT scanner and simulator functions, at a total capital expenditure of$1,398,847, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED

Applicant:	Morris Foundation
Docket Number:	03-30137
Project Title	Relocation of Services to 380-402 East Main St. in Waterbury, CT
Date	October 10, 2003
Summary	Morris Foundation, Inc.'s request to relocate its existing outpatient behavioral treatment, prevention, support, and administrative services from 95 Scovill Street to 380-402 East Main Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $1,150,000 plus $359,827 in capitalized financing costs for a total capital cost of $1,509,827, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30049
Project Title	Acquisition of a da Vinci Surgical System
Date	October 10, 2003
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to acquire a da Vinci Surgical System, at a total proposed capital expenditure of $1,159,276, which does not include any capitalized financing costs, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Docket Number:	03-30068
Project Title	Installation of Automatic Sprinkler System and New Ceilings and Light Fixtures at the Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
Date	September 30, 2003
Summary	Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' request to install an automatic sprinkler system and new ceilings and light fixtures throughout the Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center located at 1635 Central Avenue in Bridgeport, at a total capital expenditure of $1,885,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hospital of St. Raphael
Docket Number:	03-30097
Project Title	Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Renovation, Equipment Replacement, and Acquisition of Magnetic Navigation System
Date	September 16, 2003
Summary	The Hospital of Saint Raphael's request to renovate the cardiac catheterization laboratory, replace aged equipment, and acquire a new stereotaxis system at 1450 Chapel St., New Haven has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	William W. Backus Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30178
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of CT Scanner
Date	September 16, 2003
Summary	The William W. Backus Hospital's request for a waiver of the CON requirements to replace their existing Siemens Somatom Plus CT Scanner with a GE Lightspeed Pro-16 CT Scanner, at a total capital expenditure of $1,587,760, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S. and is hereby granted.

Applicant:	Saint Mary's Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30094
Project Title	Establishment of Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Services
Date	September 15, 2003
Summary	Saint Mary's Hospital's request to establish wound care and hyperbaric oxygen service, which includes the acquisition of three monoplace chambers for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, at a total capital expenditure of $438,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Norwalk Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30099
Project Title	Equipment Replacement of Information System: Purchase and Installation of Enterprise Resource Planning System ("ERP")
Date	September 15, 2003
Summary	Norwalk Hospital's request to replace its current information system with an Enterprise Resource Planning System, at a total capital expenditure of $1,850,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Open MRI of Southern Connecticut, LLC d/b/a University Standing Open MRI and University Standing Open MRI of New Haven, LLC
Docket Number:	03-30048
Project Title	Change of Ownership
Date	September 11, 2003
Summary	Open MRI of Southern Connecticut, LLC d/b/a University Standing Open MRI and University Standing Open MRI of New Haven, LLC's request to transfer ownership of the diagnostic imaging center located at 2 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut to University Standing Open MRI of New Haven, LLC at a total capital expenditure of $20,000, plus $1,500,000, the fair market value of equipment, for a total capital cost of $1,520,000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Yale-New Haven Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30047
Project Title	Renovations to Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital including an Increase in the Number of PICU Beds
Date	September 9, 2003
Summary	Yale-New Haven Hospital's request to perform renovations to the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital including an increase in the number of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit beds, at a total capital expenditure of $2,314,000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Medical Imaging Center, P.C.
Docket Number:	03-30041
Project Title	Acquisition of 1.5 Tesla MRI
Date	September 9, 2003
Summary	Medical Imaging Center, P.C.'s request to acquire a 1.5 Tesla MRI unit to replace its existing .23 Tesla MRI unit at its Bloomfield location, at a total capital cost of $1,554,163, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Bridgeport Hospital, Danbury Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, and Stamford Hospital, together known as the Fairfield County Mobile PET Collaborative
Docket Number:	02-584
Project Title	Lease of 2nd Mobile PET Unit and upgrade of both mobile units to PET-CT imaging modality
Date	August 11, 2003
Summary	The request of the Fairfield County Mobile PET Collaborative to lease a second mobile unit for the six Collaborative hospitals and to upgrade both mobile units from PET to a combined PET-CT modality, at a total capital expenditure of $4,900,000, which represents the fair market value of two mobile PET-CT units, is approved.

Applicant:	The Stamford Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30033
Project Title	Replacement Linear Accelerator with IMRT
Date	August 28, 2003
Summary	The Stamford Hospital's request to acquire a replacement linear accelerator with IMRT, at a total capital expenditure of $2,882,399 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	MidState Medical Center
Docket Number:	03-30037
Project Title	Establishment of a Wound Care Center and Acquisition of a Hyperbaric Chamber
Date	August 26, 2003
Summary	MidState Medical Center's request to establish a wound care center, which included the acquisition of two monoplace chambers for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, at a total capital expenditure of $161,000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Hebert H. Shettler, M.D., P.C. d/b/a Urology Center of Northwest Connecticut, LLC
Docket Number:	03-30055
Project Title	Establish Lithotripsy Service in Torrington
Date	August 22, 2003
Summary	The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Hebert H. Shettler, M.D., P.C. d/b/a Urology Center of Northwest Connecticut, LLC'S request to establish a lithotripsy service in Torrington has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Docket Number:	03-30051
Project Title	Acquisition of a second fixed 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit
Date	August 18, 2003
Summary	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center's request to acquire a second fixed 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit, at a total capital expenditure of $2,946,809, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Docket Number:	03-30042
Project Title	Establishment of Satellite Therapies Center in Avon
Date	August 14, 2003
Summary	Connecticut Children's Medical Center's request to establish a satellite therapies center located at 120 Simsbury Road, Avon, Connecticut at a total capital expenditure of $185,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	The Stamford Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30034
Project Title	Establish a Portable Lithotripsy Service
Date	August 12, 2003
Summary	The Stamford Hospital's request to establish a portable lithotripsy service on Hospital campus, at a total capital cost of $395,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:	Robert D. Russo, M.D., & Associates Radiology, P.C.
Docket Number:	03-30154
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of an Existing MRI Unit
Date	August 12, 2003
Summary	Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Associates Radiology, P.C.'s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment in order to replace its existing Siemens VIVA .2 tesla MRI unit with a General Electric Signa 1.5 tesla MRI unit at a total capital cost of $1,342,000, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED

Applicant:	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Docket Number:	03-30053
Project Title	Upgrade of Radiation Therapy Service Equipment for IMRT Technology
Date	August 8, 2003
Summary	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center's request to upgrade its Radiation Therapy service equipment for IMRT technology, at a total capital expenditure of $2,970,745 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Constitution Eye Surgery Center East, LLC
Docket Number:	03-30017
Project Title	Expansion of Scope of Services at Outpatient Surgical Facility in Waterford
Date	August 6, 2003
Summary	Constitution Eye Surgery Center East, LLC's request to expand the scope of services offered at its Road in Waterford, Connecticut, and to become a licensed multi-specialty outpatient surgical facility, at a total capital expenditure of $318,000 has been denied.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30015
Project Title	Replacement of Two Existing MRI Units
Date	July 17, 2003
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to replace two existing MRI units that were installed in 1987 and 1995, with two 1.5 tesla GE Medical Systems MRI units, at a total capital cost of $5,501,825, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Bridgeport Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30014
Project Title	Replacement of Clinical Documentation System
Date	July 14, 2003
Summary	Bridgeport Hospital's request to replace its existing clinical information system, at a total capital expenditure of $4,365,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Yale-New Haven Hospital
Docket Number:	02-586
Project Title	Acquisition of a Stand-Up Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit
Date	July 14, 2003
Summary	Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation's request to acquire a Stand-Up Magnetic Resonance Imaging unit at a total capital cost of $1,800, 000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hospital of St. Raphael
Docket Number:	03-30020
Project Title	Redesign and Renovate Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Date	July 9, 2003
Summary	Hospital of St. Raphael's request to redesign and renovate the ICU and reduce the number of SICU beds from 18 to 15, at a total capital expenditure of $3,498,329 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Gaylord Hospital, Inc. and Lakeshore Medical Fitness, L.L.C.
Docket Number:	02-580
Project Title	Establish a Medical Fitness Center in North Haven
Date	June 19, 2003
Summary	Gaylord Hospital, Inc. and Lakeshore Medical Fitness, L.L.C.'s request to establish a medical fitness center to be located at 6 Devine Street in North Haven, at a capital expenditure of $12,990,000, which does not include capitalized financing costs, plus $710,000 in capitalized financing costs for a total capital expenditure of $13,700,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Kevin's Community Center, Inc
Docket Number:	03-30035
Project Title	Establish Outpatient Primary Care Clinic in Newtown
Date	June 27, 2003
Summary	Kevin's Community Center, Inc.'s request to establish a licensed, outpatient primary care clinic located at 5 Prospect Drive in Newtown, CT at a total capital expenditure of $19,175 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Essent Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc. d/b/a Sharon Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30085
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for The Replacement of Existing MRI Unit
Date	June 24, 2003
Summary	Essent Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc. d/b/a Sharon Hospital's request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment in order to replace its existing MRI unit with a GE Medical Systems 1.5 tesla Hispeed MRI unit, at a total capital cost of $1,756,898, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	New Britain General Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30065
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for The Replacement of Existing Angiography Equipment
Date	June 19, 2003
Summary	New Britain General Hospital's request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment in order to replace its existing angiography equipment with a Philips Medical Systems Angiography System, at a total capital expenditure of $1,564,925, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been Granted.

Applicant:	Griffin Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30072
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of CT Scanner
Date	June 11, 2003
Summary	Griffin Hospital's request to replace its existing Elscint CT Twin Scanning System with a GE Medical Systems Lightspeed 16-Slice CT Scanner System at a total capital cost of $1,068,007 has been approved and a CON has been granted.

Applicant:	Natchaug Hospital
Docket Number:	02-583
Project Title	Girls Residential Treatment Center
Date	June 9, 2003
Summary	Natchaug Hospital's request to establish a Girls Residential Treatment Center located at 189 Storrs Road, Mansfield Center, Connecticut at a total capital expenditure of $2,979,062 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30016
Project Title	Acquire and Implement an Enterprise-Wide Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)
Date	May 22, 2003
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to replace its existing film-based imaging system and acquire and implement an enterprise-wide Picture Archiving Communication System, at a total capital expenditure of $4,400,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Stonington Institute
Docket Number:	03-30036
Project Title	Establishment of a Hospital for the Mentally Ill in Stonington
Date	May 16, 2003
Summary	Summary: Stonington Institute's request to establish a Hospital for Mentally Ill Persons located at 75 Swanton Hill Road, North Stonington, CT at a total capital expenditure of $21,505 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Alliance Imaging, Inc. and Johnson Memorial Hospital
Docket Number:	02-559
Project Title	Establish a Mobile Positron Emission Tomography ("PET") Scanning Services at Johnson Memorial Medical Park
Date	May 16, 2003
Summary	Alliance Imaging, Inc. and Johnson Memorial Hospital's request to establish a mobile Positron Emission Tomography scanning service at Johnson Memorial Medical Park at a total capital cost of $1,695,000 representing the fair market value of the PET unit has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	HealthCenter Imaging, LLC
Docket Number:	02-545
Project Title	Establishment of a PET-CT Imaging Center in Trumbull
Date	May 16, 2003
Summary	HealthCenter Imaging, LLC's request to establish a dedicated cardiac PET-CT imaging center to be located at 999 Silver Lane in Trumbull, Connecticut, at a total capital cost of $2,861,274 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted

Applicant:	Norwalk Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30025
Project Title	Replacement of Beds
Date	May 16, 2003
Summary	Norwalk Hospital's request to replace the existing 232 medical/surgical beds, at a total capital expenditure of $3,500,000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Park City Primary Care Center, Inc
Docket Number:	02-513
Project Title	Sale of Assets from Park City Care Center, Inc. to Bridgeport Community Health Center, Inc.
Date	May 13, 2003
Summary	Park City Primary Care Center, Inc.'s request to sell its assets to Bridgeport Community Health Center, Inc. at a total capital value of $1,886,875 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted

Applicant:	Bridgeport Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30018
Project Title	Expansion and Renovation of Endoscopy Suite
Date	May 2, 2003
Summary	Bridgeport Hospital's request to expand and renovate the existing Endoscopy Suite, at a total capital expenditure of $2,020,000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	NRC Equipment Associates and SWC Corporation d/b/a Norwalk Radiology and Mammography
Docket Number:	02-576
Project Title	Replacement of a Single Slice Spiral CT Scanner with a Multidetector CT Scanner
Date	April 15, 2003
Summary	Norwalk Radiology & Mammography Center's request to replace an existing single slice spiral CT scanner with a multidetector CT scanner, at a capital expenditure of $805,281 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Bridgeport Hospital
Docket Number:	03-30052-WVR
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirement for Replacement of CT Scanner
Date	April 22, 2003
Summary	Bridgeport Hospital's request to replace its existing 9800 HiLight Advantage CT Scanning System with a GE Medical Systems GoldSeal Light Speed Ultra CT Scanner meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process. Therefore, Bridgeport Hospital's proposal to replace the CT Scanner at a capital cost of $931,169 is approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-574
Project Title	Replacement of Bliss Building Electrical Substation
Date	4/10/03
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to replace the Bliss Building Electrical Substation, at a total capital expenditure of $3,105,131 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Care
Docket Number:	03-30011
Project Title	Participation in a Fuel Cell Pilot Program through the Installation and Operation of a Fuel Cell
Date	April 10, 2003
Summary	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Care's request to participate in a pilot program of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund to develop fuel cell technology by overseeing the installation and operation on the Hospital's main campus of a fuel cell from UTC Fuel Cell, a unit of United Technologies Corporation at a total capital expenditure of $1,874,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Norwalk Hospital
Docket Number:	02-565
Project Title	Establish Lithotripsy Service Under Norwalk Hospital License
Date	April 2, 2003
Summary	Norwalk Hospital's request to establish a lithotripsy service under the Norwalk Hospital license has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted subject to conditions.

Applicant:	Open MRI of Southern Connecticut, LLC d/b/a University Standing Open MRI
Docket Number:	02-1003
Project Title	Replace Existing Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit
Date	March 31, 2003
Summary	Open MRI of Southern Connecticut, LLC, d/b/a University Standing Open MRI request to replace its existing open Magnetic Resonance Imaging unit at a total capital cost of $1,700,000 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Saint Raphael Magnetic Resonance Center
Docket Number:	02-562
Project Title	Acquisition of a 3T MRI Unit
Date	March 31, 2003
Summary	Saint Raphael Magnetic Resonance Center's request to acquire a 3T MRI Unit at 330 Orchard St. in New Haven, CT at a total proposed capital cost of $3,470,500, which does not include any capital financing costs has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Docket Number:	02-567
Project Title	Installation of Automatic Sprinkler System and New Ceilings and Light Fixtures
Date	March 5, 2003
Summary	Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' request to install an automatic sprinkler system and new ceilings and light fixtures throughout the Connecticut Mental Health Center located at 34 Park Street in New Haven, at a total capital expenditure of $1,600,000, has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Griffin Hospital
Docket Number:	02-571
Project Title	Acquisition of Contiguous Property known as 335 Seymour Avenue in Derby to Enlarge the Hospital Campus
Date	March 4, 2003
Summary	Griffin Hospital's request to acquire contiguous property known as 335 Seymour Avenue in Derby, Connecticut to enlarge the Hospital campus, at an estimated total capital expenditure of $417,750 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Wilton Pain Management Center, LLC
Docket Number:	02-554
Project Title	Development of Licensed Pain Management Center in Wilton
Date	March 3, 2003
Summary	Wilton Pain Management Center, LLC's request to develop a licensed pain management center to be located at 631-641 Danbury Road in Wilton, CT at a total proposed capital expenditure of $1,631,038 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Griffin Hospital
Docket Number:	02-573
Project Title	Establishment and Operation of an Occupational Medicine Center
Date	March 6, 2003
Summary	Griffin Hospital's request to establish and operate the Griffin Hospital Occupational Medicine Center in Shelton Connecticut at a total proposed capital expenditure of $249,225 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hartford Hospital
Docket Number:	02-575
Project Title	Discontinuance of Mobile Positron Emission Tomography Service in Avon and Wethersfield
Date	March 5, 2003
Summary	Hartford Hospital's request to discontinue its mobile PET scanning service in Avon and Wethersfield has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Griffin Hospital
Docket Number:	02-579
Project Title	Renovation of Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
Date	February 27, 2003
Summary	The Certificate of Need application of Griffin Hospital for the renovation of inpatient psychiatric unit, at a total capital expenditure of $1,889,000, is hereby granted.

Applicant:	Bristol Radiation Oncology Center, P.C.
Docket Number:	02-578
Project Title	Replacement of Radiation Oncology Equipment
Date	February 27, 2003
Summary	Bristol Radiation Oncology Center, P.C. is hereby authorized to replace it existing radiation oncology equipment at its office located at 25 Newell Road, Bristol, at a total capital cost of $530,000

Applicant:	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Docket Number:	02-563
Project Title	Emergency Room Closure at North Campus of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Date	February 26, 2003
Summary	St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center's request to close the Emergency Room at its North Campus with no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hospital of St. Raphael
Docket Number:	02-552
Project Title	Acquisition of PET-CT Scanning Equipment and Associated Renovations
Date	February 11, 2003
Summary	Hospital of St. Raphael's request to replace the current mobile PET services with a fixed Positron Emission Tomography and Computerized Tomography ("PET-CT") scanning equipment and perform the associated renovations at 1450 Chapel St. in New Haven at a total proposed capital expenditure of $3,414,796 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Associates Radiology, P.C.
Docket Number:	02-556
Project Title	Replacement of Three CT Scanners located in Bridgeport, Fairfield and Stratford Offices
Date	February 14, 2003
Summary	Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Associates Radiology, P.C. request to replace three existing CT scanners at its office located at 2660 Main Street in Bridgeport, 1261 Post Road in Fairfield and 2909 Main Street in Stratford with new upgraded CT scanning equipment at a total capital cost of $2,211,985 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted

Applicant:	Meriden Imaging Center, Inc. d/b/a Radiology Associates, Inc.
Docket Number:	03-30012
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of Mobile MRI Unit
Date	January 29, 2003
Summary	Radiology Associates' request for a waiver of the CON requirements to replace its existing GE 0.2T Profile Open MRI unit with a GE 1.5T LX Short Bore unit, at a total capital expenditure of $1,115,000, meets the requirements for a waiver of the CON process and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Southern Connecticut Imaging Center, LLC d/b/a Whitney Imaging Center, LLC
Docket Number:	03-30002-WVR
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement of CT Scanner
Date	January 28, 2003
Summary	The request of Southern Connecticut Imaging Center, LLC d/b/a Whitney Imaging Center, LLC to waive the CON requirements to replace its existing CT Scanning equipment, a Siemens Somatom AR Star CT scanner, with a Toshiba Asteion Multi-slice CT scanner, at a total capital expenditure of $612,984 has been approved and a certificate of need has been granted.

Applicant:	Hospital of St. Raphael
Docket Number:	02-1510
Project Title	Request to Waive CON Requirements for Replacement Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment In Accordance with Section 19a-639c,C.G.S.
Date	January 14, 2003
Summary	The Hospital of St. Raphael's request to replace its existing Seimens Koordinat 3011 single plane angiographic digital unit, at a total capital cost of $1,983,257, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:	Madison Radiology, P.C
Docket Number:	02-557
Project Title	Replacement of CT Scanner located in Madison Office
Date	January 10, 2003
Summary	Madison Radiology, P.C.'s request to replace an existing CT scanner at its office located at 2 B-C Samson Rock Drive in Madison with new upgraded CT scanning equipment, at a total capital cost of $800,000 has been approved with conditions and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

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