DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Notice of Beginning of Review; Certificates of Need [26 Pa.B. 632] The Department has completed its preliminary assessment of the following applications for the offering, development, construction, renovation, expansion or establishment of reviewable clinically related health services or health care facilities. This notice is published in accordance with sections 702(c), 704(a) and 704(b) of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 448.702(c), 704(a) and 704(b)).
CON-94-G-2431-B: Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1020 Franklin Street, Johnstown, PA. The project involves the development of an 18 bed geropsychiatric unit through the conversion of medical/surgical beds, at an estimated cost of $183,026.
CON-95-F-2364-B: Advantage Health Corporation, 304 Cambridge Road, Woburn, MA 01801. The applicant proposes to develop a 40-bed free-standing rehabilitation hospital on the campus of Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville, Montour County. At project completion GMC will cease operation of its 40-bed rehabilitation unit. Estimated cost of project is $4,460,000.
CON-94-A-2237-B: Jeanes Hospital, 7600 Central Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2499. The project involves converting 24 Medical/Surgical beds to a 24 hospital-based skilled care unit, at an estimated cost of $387,948.
The projects are scheduled to be reviewed and a decision rendered by the Department of Health within 90days beginning February 10, 1996. Interested persons, as defined in section 103 of the act (35 P. S. § 448.103) may request a public meeting. Requests must be made inwriting, within 15 days of this notice, to the Department of Health, Division of Need Review, Room 1027, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. In order to preserve any appeal rights under section 506(a) of the act (35 P. S. § 448.506(a)) regarding the decisions made on these applications, any interested person as defined in the act must request a public meeting and participate in that meeting.
If the Department of Health receives a timely request for public meeting, such meeting will be held in Room 812 of the Health and Welfare Building, Seventh and Forster Streets, Harrisburg, PA. The public meeting for Good Samaritan Medical Center will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, March 8, 1996. The public meeting for Advantage Health Corporation will begin at 1 p.m., Friday, March 8, 1996. The public meeting for Jeanes Hospital will begin at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 1996. Persons who need an accommodation due to a disability and want to attend a meeting, should contact Jack W. Means, Jr., Director, Division of Need Review at (717) 787-5601 at least 24 hours in advance so arrangements can be made. These meetings are subject to cancellation without further notice.
For additional information, contact the Division of Need Review at (717) 787-5601.
PETER J. JANNETTA, M.D.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-185. Filed for public inspection February 9, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
