Certificate of Need Applications Approved in March 2008

Northeastern Region

OTSEGO

072013 Otsego Manor Long Term Home Health Care Program

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/24/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Certify 40 additional long term home health care program slots

Western Region

ERIE

071138 Amherst General Endoscopy Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/20/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Change in ownership interests of Kaleida Amherst General extension clinic to 40% Kaleida Health and 6.7% to each of nine (9) remaining members

Western Region

ERIE

062406 Healthcare Alliance Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/20/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Establish HealthCare Alliance, Inc. as new operator of Harbour Health Multicare Center for Living (95 beds) and Hawthorn Health Multicare Center for Living (122 beds).

Western Region

ERIE

072117 Roswell Park Cancer Institute

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/26/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $559,450
  • Certify a mobile MRI unit to be operated two (2) days/week located at Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo

Western Region

ERIE

072036 Suburban Dialysis Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/26/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $88,200
  • Add four (4) dialysis stations at Suburban Dialysis Center located at 1542 Maple Road, Williamsville for a total of 22 stations

Central Region

ONONDAGA

071104 St. Camillus Residential Health Care Facility

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/4/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $2,786,265
  • Expand adult day health care program capacity by 12 slots; renovate existing space, and construct new space for the adult day health care program and outpatient brain injury programs HEAL-NY

Central Region

ST. LAWRENCE

072060 Canton Potsdam Hospital

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/17/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $23,775
  • Certify an extension clinic at Brasher Falls Community Health Center, 899 State Highway 11C, Brasher Falls

Nassau-Suffolk Region

NASSAU

071102 Long Beach Medical Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/17/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $854,875
  • Certify eight (8) station chronic renal dialysis service in addition to existing acute dialysis service

Nassau-Suffolk Region

SUFFOLK

042011 SOUTH SHORE SC, LLC D/B/A ISLAND SURGERY CENTER

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/20/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $4,179,759
  • Establish and construct a freestanding, multi-speciality ambulatory surgery center located in leased space at 60 Main Street, Islip.

Hudson Valley Region

WESTCHESTER

072197 Home for Aged Blind

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/17/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $1,431,942
  • Relocate on-site adult day health care program capacity of 50 slots to off-site adult day health care program located at 4 Executive Plaza, Yonkers

Hudson Valley Region

WESTCHESTER

062426 Sutton Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/20/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Transfer of 100% membership interest in New Rochelle Care Center, LLC d/b/a Sutton Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

Hudson Valley Region

WESTCHESTER

062303 Tarrytown Hall Care Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/20/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Pharney Group, LLC requests approval to become the new operator of Tarrytown Hall Care Center; Revised: August 31, 2007 - Delete Ms. Morgan's 10% membership and increase Mr. Zagelbaum's interest by 10% to 38%

Hudson Valley Region

WESTCHESTER

072092 The Plastic Surgery Center of Westchester, LLC

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/20/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $2,532,101
  • Establish and construct a diagnostic and treatment center to provide a single specialty FASC

Nassau-Suffolk Region

BRONX

052182 Signature Health Center, LLC

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/17/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $1,250
  • Relocate extension clinic from 49 North Franklin to 135 Main Street, Hempstead (amends and supercedes project 001122)

New York City Region

BRONX

071106 Soundview Health Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/26/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $109,616
  • Relocate Delany extension clinic from 2727 White Plains Rd, Bronx to 821 East 233rd St., Bronx;

New York City Region

KINGS

071119 Brooklyn Eye Surgery Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/11/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $713,734
  • Construct two (2) additional operating rooms and undertake related renovations

New York City Region

KINGS

072020 Lutheran Medical Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/5/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $16,928,378
  • Certify and construct a multi-specialty extension clinic at 56th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn HEAL NY PHASE 2- Revised: November 26, 2007 - Delete certified mental health diagnostic radiology and dental services

New York City Region

NEW YORK

061158 Beth Abraham Health Services Home Care

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/17/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Increase New York County Long Term Home Health Care Program of 900 slots with 100 additional slots

New York City Region

NEW YORK

071037 Fort Tryon Dialysis Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/12/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $2,035,149
  • Certify a seven (7) station chronic renal dialysis extension clinic at Fort Tryon Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, to be known as the Fort Tryon Dialysis Center located at 801 West 190th Street, New York

New York City Region

NEW YORK

072039 Gramercy Surgery Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/12/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $1,250
  • Certify lithotripsy service

New York City Region

NEW YORK

052094 HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/26/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $1,547,111
  • Certify an extension clinic at 519 East 72nd Street, New York to provide diagnostic radiology

New York City Region

NEW YORK

071070 New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Presbyterian Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/12/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $1,250
  • Convert one (1) medical/surgical bed into one (1) psychiatric bed

New York City Region

NEW YORK

072150 New York Presbyterian Hospital - New York Weill Cornell Center

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/17/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $10,047,288
  • Replace 3000 infusion pumps located at New York Presbyterian Hospital's Allen Pavilion (110), Columbia Presbyterian Center (1750) and Weill Cornell Center (1140)

New York City Region

QUEENS

072173 Beth Abraham Health Services Home Care

  • APPLICATION APPROVED ON 3/27/2008
  • APPROVED PROJECT COST: $0
  • Increase Queens County long term home health care program capacity by 100 slots for a revised capacity of 300 slots