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Final CON Decisions 2005

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Applicant:

 Norwalk Hospital and HEALTHSOUTH Surgery Center of Norwalk, L.P.

Docket Number:

05-30439-CON

Project Title:

 Change of Ownership of HEALTHSOUTH Surgery Center of Norwalk, L.P. and Acquisition of an Ambulatory Surgery Center

Date:

 December 21, 2005

Summary:

Norwalk Hospital’s and HEALTHSOUTH Surgery Center of Norwalk, L.P.'s request for the change in ownership of HEALTHSOUTH surgery Center of Norwalk, L.P. and for Norwalk Hospital to acquire HEALTHSOUTH Surgery Center of Norwalk, L.P. has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Hospital of Saint Raphael

Docket Number:

05-30450-CON

Project Title:

 McGivney Cancer Center Equipment Replacements and Upgrades, and Establishment of a Radiation Therapy Satellite Facility in Hamden

Date:

 December 21, 2005

Summary:

The Hospital's request to replace and upgrade radiation therapy equipment at its McGivney Cancer Center and to establish a radiation therapy satellite facility in Hamden, at a total capital expenditure of $12,207,916, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Liberation Programs, Inc. (formerly known as LMG Programs, Inc.)

Docket Number:

05-30488-CON

Project Title:

 Termination of Residential Detoxification Program in Norwalk

Date:

 December 21, 2005

Summary:

Liberation Programs, Inc.'s (formerly known as LMG Programs, Inc.) request to terminate Meridian Hill, its residential detoxification program at 4 Elmcrest Terrace in Norwalk, at no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Meriden Imaging Center, Inc. d/b/a Radiology Associates, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30642-WVR

Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of an Existing Mobile MRI Unit

Date:

 December 20, 2005

Summary:

Meriden Imaging Center, Inc.'s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing mobile MRI unit equipment at 97 Barnes Road in Wallingford, at a capital cost of $768,094, which represents the fair market value of leased equipment, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Rushford Center, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30568-CON

Project Title:

 Termination of Shoreline Child & Adolescent Mental Health Partial Hospital Program and the Intensive Outpatient Program in Clinton and Establishment of a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Partial Hospital Program and Intensive Outpatient Program in Branford

Date:

 December 13, 2005

Summary:

Rushford Centers, Inc.'s request to terminate its Shoreline Child & Adolescent Mental Health Partial Hospital Program and Intensive Outpatient Program in Clinton and Establish a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Partial Hospital Program and Intensive Outpatient Program in Branford, with no associated capital expenditure, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted. 

Applicant:

 Robert D. Russo, M.D. and Associates Radiology, P.C.

Docket Number:

05-30627-WVR

Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of an Existing CT Scanner

Date:

 December 14, 2005

Summary:

Robert D. Russo, M.D. and Associates Radiology, P.C.'s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing CT Scanning equipment at 4699 Main Street in Bridgeport, at a total capital expenditure of $1,290,018, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Eastern Connecticut Health Network

Docket Number:

05-30578-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of Picture Archiving Communications System

Date:

 December 8, 2005

Summary:

Eastern Connecticut Health Network's request to acquire a Picture Archiving Communication System, at a total capital expenditure of $2,588,447, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicants:

 Hartford Hospital and Jefferson X-Ray Group, P.C.

Docket Number:

05-30433-CON

Project Title:

 Proposal to Change the Ownership and Operation of Hartford Hospital's Freestanding, Mobile-based MRI Service and Acquire a Fixed-based MRI Scanning Unit for the MRI Service Located in Wethersfield

Date:

 November 23, 2005

Summary:

Hartford Hospital and Jefferson X-Ray Group, P.C. request to change the ownership and operation of the Hospital’s freestanding, mobile-based MRI service and to acquire a fixed-based MRI scanning unit for the service located in Wethersfield, at an estimated total capital cost of $2,462,241, has been  MODIFIED.

Applicant:

 CareNet Pregnancy Center of Northeast Connecticut d/b/a Caring Families Pregnancy Services

Docket Number:

05-30425-CON

Project Title:

 Establish CareNet Pregnancy Program in Danielson

Date:

 November 21, 2005

Summary:

CareNet Pregnancy Center of Northeast Connecticut's request to establish a CareNet Pregnancy Program at 157 Main Street in Danielson, at a total capital expenditure of $32,900, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED. 

Applicant:

 Milford Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30626-WVR

05-306260-WVR Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of an Existing CT Scanner

Date:

 November 15, 2005

Summary:

Milford Hospital's request for a waiver of CON requirements to replace its existing CT Scanning equipment at 300 Seaside Avenue in Milford, at a total capital expenditure of $724,883, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Danbury Health Care Affiliates, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30435-CON

Project Title:

 Establish and Operate the Ridgefield Imaging Center

Date:

 November 22, 2005

Summary:

Danbury Health Care Affiliates, Inc.'s request to establish and operate the Ridgefield Imaging Center in Ridgefield at an estimated total capital project cost of $5,682,619, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED

Applicants:

 The Stamford Hospital, Stamford Health System, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30475-CON

Project Title:

 South Building Renovation Project

Date:

 November 23, 2005

Summary:

The Stamford Hospital's and Stamford Health System, Inc.'s request to undertake a facility renovation project, at a total capital expenditure of $6,987,896, request  has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Docket Number:

05-30489-DCR

Project Title:

Declaratory Ruling to answer the following question:  “ Whether the term “imaging center” as used in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-630 means a facility, institution, provider or persons that purchases, leases or accepts donation of any imaging, scanning or other similar equipment utilizing such technology”

Date:

 November 10, 2005

Summary:

OHCA concludes that this formulation of the meaning of “imaging center” will not be declared by the Office through this declaratory ruling proceeding.  The lack of sufficient evidence gathered by and presented to the agency leaves the agency with no other alternative except to proceed by case by case adjudication based on a set of specified facts as they arise in the context of performing its duty in each specific case as presented to it under Chapter 368z of the General Statutes.  The Office may also consider promulgation of regulations or a statutory amendment.   The Office has the authority to define the term and shall fulfill its obligation.

Applicant:

 Hartford Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30550-CON

Project Title:

 Replacement Linear Accelerator and Simulator in Radiation Oncology

Date:

 November 8, 2005

Summary:

Hartford Hospital's request to replace its existing Linear Accelerator and Simulator in Radiation Oncology with a new unit with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy capability, at a total capital expenditure of $5,100,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 John Dempsey Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30471-CON

Project Title:

 Expand Interventional Electrophysiology Services and Add Second Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory 

Date:

 October 25, 2005

Summary:

John Dempsey Hospital's request to expand the scope of its electrophysiology program with the introduction of cardiac catheter ablation therapy and the addition of a second cardiac catheterization laboratory at a total capital expenditure of $5,204,747, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30459-CON

Project Title:

 Termination of Detoxification and Intensive Residential Programs at Alliance Treatment Center in Avon and Establishment of Detoxification and Intensive Residential Programs at Alliance Treatment Center in New Britain

Date:

 October 21, 2005

Summary:

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.'s request to terminate its Detoxification and Intensive Residential Programs at Alliance Treatment Center in Avon and establish those services at a new Alliance Treatment Center location in New Britain with an associated capital expenditure of $1,297,068 is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Norwalk Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30457-CON

Project Title:

 Restore Parking Garage

Date:

 October 21, 2005

Summary:

Norwalk Hospital's request to restore its parking garage, at a total capital expenditure of $3,900,000 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Middlesex Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30509-CON

Project Title:

 South Building Renovation Project

Date:

 October 20, 2005

Summary:

Middlesex Hospital's request to undertake an on-campus facility renovation project involving two floors of its South Building to allow staffed inpatient beds by 30, from 169 to 199, at a total capital expenditure of $6,913,935 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Danbury Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30452-CON

Project Title:

 Termination of Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program

Date:

 October 5, 2005

Summary:

Danbury Hospital's request to terminate its Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program at no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Ridgefield Surgical Center, LLC

Docket Number:

04-30383-CON

Project Title:

 Establishment of an Ambulatory Surgical Center

Date:

 September 27, 2005

Summary:

Ridgefield Surgical Center LLC's request to establish an ambulatory surgical center at 091 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield, at a total capital expenditure of $7,227,182 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Danbury Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30477-CON

Project Title:

 Establishment of a Wound Care Center at Danbury Hospital

Date:

 September 23, 2005

Summary:

Danbury Hospital's request to establish hyperbaric oxygen therapy services, which include the acquisition of two monoplace hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers, at a total capital expenditure of $487,330 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 LMG Programs, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30479-CON

Project Title:

 Termination of Women In Need Program

Date:

 September 23, 2005

Summary:

LMG Programs, Inc. request to terminate the Women In Need Program at 929 Newfield Avenue in Stamford at non associated capital expenditure has not been approved and a Certificate of Need has been DENIED.

Addendum:

The Petition for reconsideration of the final decision filed by the Applicant, and based on alleged error of fact, new evidence, and other good cause, has been DENIED.  On October 31, 2005, OHCA issued the following ruling:  05-30479-RCN .

Applicant:

 Hospital of Saint Raphael

Docket Number:

04-30417-CON

Project Title:

 Increase Staffed Bed Capacity of Building Out Verdi Low Roof Building

Date:

 September 20, 2005

Summary:

Hospital of Saint Raphael’s request to increase its staffed bed capacity by building out the Verdi Low Roof Building, located on its campus at 1450 Chapel Street , in New Haven, at a total proposed capital expenditure of $14,400,344 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Rushford Center, Inc.

Docket Number:

05-30494-CON

Project Title:

 Termination of Mental Health Partial Hospital Program/Intensive Outpatient Services Program in Portland and Consolidation of Mental Health Partial Hospital Program/Intensive Outpatient Services Program in Meriden

Date:

 September 13, 2005

Summary:

Rushford Center Inc.'s request to terminate its mental health Partial Hospital Program ("PHP") and Intensive Outpatient Services Program ("IOP") at 315 Main Street in Portland, CT and consolidate the PHP and IOP at 883 Paddock Avenue, Meriden, CT at no associated capital expenditure has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Stonington Institute

Docket Number:

04-30362-CON

Project Title:

 Ten Bed Expansion of Adolescent Residential Treatment Center in North Stonington

Date:

 September 13, 2005

Summary:

Stonington Behavioral Health, Inc. d/b/a/ Stonington Institute request to establish a ten-bed residential treatment center program for adolescents with a diagnosis of a significant developmental disability and a co-occurring substance and/or psychiatric disability at 75 Swantown Road, North Stonington, CT, at an associated capital expenditure of $916,442, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Yale-New Haven Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30410-CON

Project Title:

 Cancer Center and North Pavilion Project

Date:

 September 7, 2005

Summary:

Yale-New Haven Hospital’s request to construct the North Pavilion and establish the Yale-New Haven Cancer Center at a capital expenditure of  $369,810,000, which does not include the capitalized financing costs, has been approved by Agreed Settlement. 

Applicant:

 Saint Vincent’s Medical Center

Docket Number:

05-30577-WVR

Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of an existing Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory’s Equipment

Date:

 September 1, 2005

Summary:

Saint Vincent’s Medical Center’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace equipment in an existing Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at 2800 Main Street in Bridgeport, at a total capital expenditure of $1,843,980, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Middlesex Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30508-CON

Project Title:

 Replacement of Hospital Information System

Date:

 August 31, 2005

Summary:

Middlesex Hospital’s request to replace its existing hospital information system with a new information system, at a total capital expenditure of $3,500,500, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED. 

Applicant:

 Johnson Memorial Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30434-CON

Project Title:

 Emergency Department Replacement and Expansion Project

Date:

 August 31, 2005

Summary:

Johnson Memorial Hospital’s request to replace and expand its Emergency Department at a total capital expenditure of $7,447,515, plus $199,408 representing the fair market value of leased equipment, for a total capital project cost of $7,646,923 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Norwalk Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30466-CON

Project Title:

 Renovate Lobby

Date:

 August 8, 2005

Summary:

Norwalk Hospital’s request to undertake renovations of the Hospital Lobby at 34 Maple Street, Norwalk, Connecticut at a total capital expenditure of $4,300,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Jefferson X-Ray Group P.C.

Docket Number:

05-30468-CON

Project Title:
Acquisition of a Replacement Computed Tomography Scanner

Date:

 August 2, 2005

Summary:

 Jefferson X-Ray Group P.C.’s request to acquire a replacement computed tomography scanner at a total capital cost of $1,355,934, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been Granted.

Applicant:
Continental Connecticut Lithotripsy, LLC and Connecticut Lithotripsy, LLC   

Docket Number:

05-30448-CON

Project Title:

 Change of Ownership and Acquisition of Major Medical Equipment

Date:

 July 27, 2005

Summary:

 Continental Lithotripsy, LLC and Connecticut Lithotripsy, LLC’s request to change ownership of the existing lithotripsy service established at the nine (9) hospitals from CT Litho to Continental Litho and for Continental Litho to acquire new lithotripsy equipment has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 The William W. Backus Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30424-CON

Project Title:
Facility Enhancement Project

Date:

 July 13, 2005

Summary:

The William W. Backus Hospital’s request to undertake a facility enhancement project for the purpose of providing a more contemporary facility that will offer greater availability of hospital core services and improved space functionality and  work flow design for selected departments, at a total capital expenditure of $42,075,688, plus $4,076,901 in capitalized financing costs, for a total project cost of $46,152,589, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Norwalk Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30334-CON

Project Title:
Closure of the Westport Clinic in Westport

Date:

 June 29, 2005

Summary:

Norwalk Hospital (“Hospital”) hereby stipulates and agrees to the terms of settlement with respect to the termination of health care services at the Westport Clinic in Westport, with no associated capital expenditure.

Applicant:

 Yale-New Haven Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30531-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of    Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Electrophysiology Laboratory Equipment

Date:

 June 27, 2005

Summary:

Yale-New Haven Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace the equipment in the electrophysiology laboratory at 20 York Street in New Haven, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $1,530,000, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON      process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Docket Number:

05-30429-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of a CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery System

Date:

 June 21, 2005

Summary:

The Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center’s request to acquire a CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery System for the Radiation Therapy Department, at a total capital       expenditure of $5,231,282, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED. 

Applicant:

 The William W. Backus Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30524-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of the Hospital’s Radiotherapy Simulator

Date:

 June 20, 2005

Summary:

The William W. Backus Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON  requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing radiotherapy simulator, located at 330 Washington Street, Norwalk, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $854,000, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Saint Vincent’s Medical Center

Docket Number:

05-30455-CON

Project Title:

 Establish a Walk-in Health Center in Monroe, CT

Date:

 June 20, 2005

Summary:

Saint Vincent’s Medical Center’s request to establish a walk-in health center in Monroe, Connecticut, at an estimated total capital expenditure of $328,150, has been approved and a       Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Radiology Associates, P.C.

Docket Number:

04-30252-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of a fixed PET/CT unit in Bridgeport

Date:

 June 10, 2005  

Summary:

Robert D. Russo, M.D. & Associates Radiology, P.C. request to acquire a fixed positron emission tomography / computed tomography scanner for its 2660 Main Street Bridgeport practice location, at a total capital cost of $2,302,392, is hereby DENIED.

Applicant:

 John Dempsey Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30440-CON

Project Title:
Acquisition of Picture Archiving Communication System

Date:

 June 1, 2005

Summary:

John Dempsey Hospital’s request to acquire a Picture Archiving
Communication System, at a total capital expenditure of $1,835,709, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Lawrence and Memorial Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30297-CON

Project Title:
Establish Primary Interventional Cardiac Service at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London                

Date:

 June 1, 2005

Summary:

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital (“Applicants”) request to establish a primary interventional cardiac service to be located at Lawrence & Memorial at a total capital expenditure of $7,500, has been approved by Agreed Settlement.

Applicant:

 Hartford Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30415-CON

Project Title:
The Establishment of a Disaster Recovery Data Center Serving Hartford Hospital, MidState Medical Center and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Date:

 May 27, 2005

Summary:

Hartford Hospital’s request to renovate an existing building on its Newington campus for the purpose of establishing a disaster recovery data center (“Center”) that will serve Hartford Hospital, MidState Medical Center and the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, at an estimated total capital expenditure of $3,500,000, has been approved and a Certificate
of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Greenwich Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30500-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement  of the Hospital’s Radiology Oncology Simulator

Date:

 May 27, 2005

Summary:

Greenwich Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing radiation oncology simulator, located at 77 LaFayette Place, Greenwich, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $1,129,015, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED. 

Applicant:

 William W. Backus Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30390-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of a Second Linear Accelerator with IMRT Technology

Date:

 May 23, 2005

Summary:

 William W. Backus Hospital’s request to acquire a second linear accelerator with IMRT technology, at a total capital expenditure of $4,482,495, plus $222,000 for capitalized financing cost for a total capital cost of $4,704,495, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Connecticut Surgical Group, P.C. and Hartford Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30307-CON

Project Title:

 Establishment of the West Harford Surgery Center

Date:

 May 20, 2005

Summary:

Connecticut Surgical Group, P.C. and Hartford Hospital, d/b/a West Hartford Surgery Center, LLC’s request to establish and operate an ambulatory surgery center on Memorial Drive in West Hartford, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been Granted.

Applicant:

 Hartford Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30419-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of a Replacement Computed Tomography Scanner

Date:

 May 20, 2005

Summary:

Hartford Hospital’s request to acquire a replacement computed tomography scanner and to renovate existing CT service space to accommodate the replacement unit, at a total capital expenditure of $1,997,631, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Lawrence and Memorial Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30482-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of Two (2) Existing CT Scanners (Hospital Main Campus and Pequot Health Center)

Date:

 May 19, 2005

Summary:

Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for two (2) replacement CT scanners currently located at the Hospital’s Main Campus at 365 Montauk Avenue, New London, CT and at Pequot Health Center located at 52  Hazelnut Hill Road, Groton, CT with two (2) multi-detector 16-Slice CT scanners through GE Medical Systems, at a total expenditure of $1,047,173 and $828,192, for a combined total capital expenditure of $1,922,173, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Hospital of Saint Raphael

Docket Number:

04-30412-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of a da Vinci Surgical System

Date:

 May 18, 2005

Summary:

Hospital of Saint Raphael’s request to acquire a da Vinci Surgical System, at a total proposed capital expenditure of $1,612,620, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center

Docket Number:

04-30394-CON

Project Title:

 Construct an On-Campus Medical Office Building

Date:

 May 6, 2005

Summary:

Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center’s (“Hospital”) request to construct a medical office building on the Hospital’s campus, at a proposed total capital expenditure of $2,359,023, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 MidState Medical Center

Docket Number:

05-30426-CON

Project Title:

  Construct an On-Campus Administrative Support Services Building

Date:

 May 5, 2005

Summary:

MidState Medical Center’s (“Hospital”) request to construct an administrative support services building on the Hospital’s campus, at a proposed total capital expenditure of $7,377,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Norwalk Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30395-CON

Project Title:

 Sleep Center Program Renovation and Expansion Project

Date:

 May 5, 2005

Summary:

Norwalk Hospital’s request to renovate and expand its Sleep Center program, at a proposed total capital expenditure of $3,600,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health

Docket Number:

04-30398-CON

Project Title:

 Establishment of a 100 Bed Mobile Hospital

Date:

 May 5, 2005

Summary:

State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health’s request to establish a 100 bed mobile hospital to be housed at Camp Rell in Niantic and at Camp Hartell in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $8,500,000, has been approved and
a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Lawrence and Memorial Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30348-CON

Project Title:

 Proposal to Discontinue the Ob-Gyn Clinic

Date:

 May 4, 2005

Summary:

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital’s request to discontinue its Ob-Gyn Clinic at no capital expenditure has been DENIED.  The Clinic provides services to many women who are considered high-risk, and most are pregnant.   OHCA was not assured
that these women would continue to have access to care if the Ob-Gyn Clinic was discontinued.

Applicant:

 Yale-New Haven Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30421-CON

Project Title:
Patient Monitoring and Monitoring Station Replacement Project

Date:

 April 29, 2005

Summary:

Yale-New Haven Hospital’s request to replace all of its existing patient monitors and associated monitoring stations, excluding those monitors and stations located  in the Hospital’s operating and recovery room departments, at a total capital expenditure of $6,500,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Docket Number:

04-30370-CON

Project Title:
Construction/Renovation to Expand and Improve Ward #6 at Whiting Forensic Institute

Date:

 April 21, 2005

Summary:

Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services request to renovate and improve Ward #6 at the Whiting Forensic Institute located at Holmes Drive in Middletown, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $2,431,544, has been approved and a Certificate  of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Hospital of St. Raphael

Docket Number:

04-30409-CON

Project Title:

 Replacement Laboratory Information System

Date:

 April 18, 2005

Summary:

Hospital of Saint Raphael’s request to replace its existing laboratory information system with a new laboratory system, at a total capital expenditure of $1,887,500, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Docket Number:

05-30476-WVR

Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of an Existing Simulator

Date:

 April 18, 2005

Summary:

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace one of its existing radiation oncology simulators, located at  the Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center, at a total capital expenditure of $678,296, 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:

04-30386-CON

Project Title:
Closure of Teamworks’ Partial Hospitalization and Intensive   Outpatient Program

Date:

 April 18, 2005

Summary:

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center (“Applicant”) request to close the Teamworks’ Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs for adults, adolescents, and children in Manchester and transfer patients to one of the following providers:  Community Child Guidance Clinic, Eastern Connecticut Health Network, or Natchaug Hospital. The total capital expenditure associated with the proposal is $0.  The request has been approved by an Agreed Settlement.

Applicant:

 Greenwich Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30372-RCN

Project Title:
Reconsideration of Final Decision for Acquisition of Replacement MRI and Establishment of Diagnostic Imaging Center

Date:

 April 13, 2005

Summary:

Based on the foregoing Finding, Greenwich Hospital’s request to correct No. 2, No. 23, No. 24 in the Findings of Fact, Page 8, Paragraph 2, Page 9, Paragraph 2, in the Rationale, and change Page 10, Paragraph 1, and No. 2 in the Order of the Final Decision issued under Docket Number 04-30372-CON, which reported the incorrect total capital expenditure of the proposal, is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Docket Number:

04-30407-CON

Project Title:

 Construction of a New Parking Garage

Date:

 April 13, 2005

Summary:

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center’s request to construct a new parking garage on the Hospital campus, at a total proposed capital expenditure of $11,332, 853 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Norwalk Hospital and University of Connecticut Health Center

Docket Number:

04-30286-CON

Project Title:

 Establish a Primary and Elective Angioplasty and Open Heart Surgery program at Norwalk Hospital 

Date:

 April 13, 2005

Summary:

Norwalk Hospital's and University of Connecticut Health Center's request to establish a Primary and Elective Angioplasty and Open Heart Surgery program at Norwalk Hospital at a total proposed capital expenditure of $2,000,000, has been DENIED and a Certificate of Need has not been granted.

Applicant:

 Saint Mary’s Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30400-CON

Project Title:

 Emergency Department Renovation Project

Date:

 April 7, 2005

Summary:

Saint Mary’s Hospital’s request to renovate and modernize its  Emergency Department at a total proposed capital expenditure   of $2,500,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need  has been GRANTED.

Applicant:
Central Connecticut Health Alliance, Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center and New Britain General Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30280-CON

Project Title:

 Consolidation of Hospital Operations under a Single Hospital License

Date:

 March 24, 2005

Summary:

Central Connecticut Health Alliance, New Britain General Hospital and Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center together known as “ the Applicants”) request for a Certificate of Need (“CON”) to consolidate the operations of both New Britain General Hospital and Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center (“Hospitals”) under a single general hospital license, with no associated capital expenditure, has been approved under an Agreed Settlement. 

Applicant:

  Saint Mary’s Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30413-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of Saint Mary’s Hospital existing CT Scanner

Date:

 April 1, 2005

Summary:

Saint Mary’s Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON            requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing CT  scanner with a refurbished 16 slice Philip’s Medical Systems IDT CT scanner at 56 Franklin Street in Waterbury, at a total capital expenditure of $397,839.90, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.  

Applicant:

 New Britain General Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30462-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment

Date:

 March 31, 2005

Summary:

New Britain General Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace the equipment in the cardiac catheterization laboratory with a single-plane cardiovascular system at 100 Grand Street in New Britain, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $1,985,365, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

  Middlesex Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30367-CON

Project Title:
Expansion and Upgrade of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Computed Tomography Services

Date:

 March 21, 2005

Summary:

Middlesex Hospital’s request to replace its existing mobile   vendor-provided PET/CT scanner and a 16-slice CT scanner, at a total capital cost of $3,904,020 has been approved and a  Certificate of Need has been GRANTED

Applicant:

  Bridgeport Hospital 

Docket Number:

04-30352-CON

Project Title:

  Emergency Department (ED) Renovation and Expansion  Project including the Acquisition of a Second Hospital Computed Tomography Scanner

Date:

 March 21, 2005

Summary:

Bridgeport Hospital’s request to renovate and expand its Emergency Department and to acquire and operate a second Hospital computed tomography scanner, which will be dedicated for ED use, at a total proposed capital expenditure of 16,000,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been granted.

Applicant:

 Saint Mary's Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30384-CON

Project Title:

 Replacement of Interventional Radiology Equipment

Date:

 March 14, 2005

Summary:

Saint Mary’s Hospital's request to replace its Interventional Radiology Equipment, at a total capital expenditure of 1,255,201, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Greenwich Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30372-CON

Project Title:

 Acquisition of Replacement MRI and Establishment of Diagnostic Imaging Center

Date:

 March 14, 2005

Summary:

Greenwich Hospital’s request to acquire a replacement MRI unit and establish a diagnostic imaging center (“DIC”) in Stamford, at a total capital cost of $1,422,335 has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Sharon Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30379-CON

Project Title:

 Request to Establish Lithotripsy Services under Hospital’s License

Date:

 March 8, 2005

Summary:

Sharon Hospital’s request to offer a portable lithotripsy service, at a capital cost of $485,000, which represents the fair market value of the lithotripsy equipment has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Stamford Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30354-CON

Project Title:

 Relocation and Renovation of Darien Imaging Center

Date:

 March 7, 2005

Summary:

The Stamford Hospital’s request for the relocation and renovation of its Darien Imaging Center, at a total capital expenditure of $3,546,256, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 William W. Backus Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30376-CON

Project Title:

 Request to Establish Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Services

Date:

 March 7, 2005

Summary:

The William W. Backus Hospital’s request to establish hyperbaric oxygen therapy services, which include the acquisition of two monoplace hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers, at a total capital expenditure of $342,853, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Rockville General Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30441-WVR

Project Title:
Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of the Rockville General Hospital’s Angiography Equipment

Date:

 February 28, 2005

Summary:

Rockville General Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace the equipment in the angiography suite with an Angiostar Plus system at 31 Union Street in Rockville, Connecticut, at a total capital expenditure of $499,488, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, .G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Manchester Memorial Hospital

Docket Number:

05-30442-WVR

Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of CT Scanner

Date:

 February 28, 2005

Summary:

Manchester Memorial Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing CT scanner with a multi slice Siemens Sensation 16 CT scanner at 71 Haynes Street in Manchester, at a total capital expenditure of $918,593, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON  process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Greenwich Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30329-CON

Project Title:
Replacement of Mobile PET Scanner and Single Slice Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner with a fixed PET-CT Scanner

Date:

 February 14, 2005

Summary:

Greenwich Hospital’s request to replace its mobile PET scanning service and its  existing single slice CT scanner with a fixed PET- CT scanner, at a total capital cost  of $2,704,590, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Hospital of St. Raphael

Docket Number:

04-30428-WVR

Project Title:

 Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization

Date:

 February 4, 2005

Summary:

Hospital of St. Raphael’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace the equipment in one of the four rooms of the cardiac catheterization laboratory with a flat panel digital angiographic system at 1450 Chapel Street in New Haven, at a total capital expenditure of $1,233,293, meets the requirements for waiver of the CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED. 

Applicant:

 Yale-New Haven Hospital

Docket Number:


04-30388-CON

Project Title:

 Perioperative Information Tracking System ("POINTS") Replacement Project

Date:

 January 31, 2005

Summary:

Yale-New Haven Hospital's request to replace its existing perioperative information system and acquire and implement a hospital-wide Perioperative Information Tracking System (“POINTS”), at a total capital expenditure of $1,583,711, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

  Southwest Community Health Center

Docket Number:

04-30308-CON

Project Title:

 Establish a New Primary Care and Administrative Services Headquarters in Bridgeport

Date:

 January 31, 2005

Summary:

Southwest Community Health Center, Inc.'s request to establish a new primary care and administrative services headquarters through the acquisition and renovation of an existing building, located at 968 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, at a total capital expenditure of $5,026,000, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Danbury Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30405-CON

Project Title:

Flood Damage in Danbury Hospital's Interventional Radiology Room

Date:

 January 14, 2005

Summary:

Danbury Hospital 's request to repair and replace damaged equipment and repair physical space at a total proposed capital expenditure of $869,238, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

Day Kimball Hospital

Docket Number:

04-30392-WVR

Project Title:

Request to Waive CON Requirements for the Replacement of Existing  CT Scanner

Date:

 January 13, 2005

Summary:

Day Kimball Hospital’s request for a waiver of CON requirements for replacement equipment to replace its existing CT scanner with a multi slice Somatom Sensation 16 CT scanner at 320 Pomfret Street in Putnam, at a total capital expenditure of $862,861, meets the requirements for waiver of the  CON process pursuant to Section 19a-639c, C.G.S., and is hereby GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Housatonic Valley Radiological Associates, P.C.

Docket Number:

04-30331-CON

Project Title:

Acquisition of a Fixed-based, 1.5 Tesla Strength MRI Replacement Unit for the  Applicant's Danbury Office

Date:

January 11, 2005

Summary:

Housatonic Valley Radiological Associates, PC, request to acquire a  fixed-based, 1.5 Tesla strength MRI replacement unit for its radiology office located in Danbury, Connecticut, at a total capital cost of $2,165,977  has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Docket Number:

04-30330-CON

Project Title:

 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Expansion and Renovation Project, Adding Six Additional Bassinets to the NICU

Date:

January 5, 2005

Summary:

C Connecticut Children’s Medical Center's request to expand its Neonatal  Intensive Care Unit through the renovation of leased building space owned by Hartford Hospital, the relocation of support services space for the neonatal  intensive care unit and the addition of 6 licensed bassinets, at a total capital expenditure of $2,369,650, has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

Applicant:

 John Dempsey Hospital 

Docket Number:

04-30344-CON

Project Title:

Acquisition of Electronic Health Information Management System

Date:

 January 3, 2005

Summary:

John Dempsey Hospital's request to acquire and install an electronic Health Information Management System, at a total capital expenditure of $1,400,848 , has been approved and a Certificate of Need has been GRANTED.

 
 
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