Notice of Beginning of Review; Certificates of Need [26 Pa.B. 1091] 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 740(b)).
CON-95-B-2552-B: Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, 211 North 12th Street, Lehighton, PA 18235. The project involves renovation and expansion of existing outpatient services, at an estimated cost of $8,000,000.
CON-95-D-2459-B: Wyoming Nursing Home Association, Inc., Suite 733, 400 Penn Center Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15235. The project involves contructing a 90-bed long-term care facility in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, at an estimated cost of $5,954,702.
CON-95-D-2438-B: Beverly Enterprises-Pennsylvania, Inc., 5111 Rogers Avenue, Suite 40-A, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72919-0155. The project involves constructing a 62-bed addition to Carpenter Care Center in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, at an estimated cost of $3,917,245.
CON-94-F-2223-B: Dubois Regional Medical Center, P. O. Box 447, 100 Hospital Avenue, Dubois, PA 15801. The applicant is proposing the consolidation and the relocation of its 15-bed obstetric service and its 15-bed neonatal intensive care unit from its East Campus (Maple Avenue) to its West Campus (Hospital Avenue) at an estimated cost of $6,185,047.
CON-95-I-2409-B: St. Vincent Health Center, 232 West 25th Street, Erie, PA 16544. The applicant proposes to develop a 14-bed hospital-based skilled nursing unit through conversion of medical/surgical beds, at an estimated cost of $781,953.
CON-95-H-2418-B: Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, One Nolte Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201. The project involves an addition of 8 long-term care beds to an existing 17-bed hospital-based skilled nursing unit through conversion of acute care beds, at an estimated cost of $323,466.
The projects are scheduled to be reviewed and a decision rendered by the Department of Health within 90 days beginning March 9, 1996. Interested persons, as defined in section 103 of the act (35 P. S. § 448.103) may request a public meeting. All requests must be made in writing 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 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. Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital public meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m.., Friday, April 26, 1996. Wyoming Nursing Home Assocation public meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m., Beverly Enterprises-PA, Inc. public meeting will begin at 11 a.m., Dubois Regional Medical Center public meeting will begin at 1 p.m., St. Vincent Health Center public meeting will begin at 2 p.m. and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital public meeting will begin at 3 p.m., Thursday May 9, 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. 96-365. Filed for public inspection March 8, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
