West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner 2009 Annual ...

Certificate of Need Review
The Office of the Consumer Advocate participated in the review of Certificate of Need (CON)
applications before the Health Care Authority. All health care providers must obtain a CON from the
West Virginia Health Care Authority to develop, add, or acquire new health care facilities and
equipment. The Office of the Consumer Advocate reviews all CON applications and may intervene
for the interests of West Virginia residents in the Health Care Authority's CON review process. The
Office of the Consumer Advocate carefully reviewed and considered the following thirty-five (35)
CON applications: (total capitol expenditure $197,504,633.12).
CERTIFICATE OF NEED - January 2009
FACILITY CON NO. REQUEST CAPITOL
EXPENDITURE
Medi Home Health
Agency
09-5-9014-Y
hospice services in Wood
County $35,000.00
Huntington Regional
Gamma Knife 08-2-8857-E
development of gamma
knife services $4,600,000.00
Covenant Home
Health Care 08-3-8897-Z home health services $0.00
Weirton Medical
Center
08-9-8820-H
therapeutic cardiac
catheterization $0.00
Professional Sleep
Lab 07-5-8606-PV Sleep laboratory $44,700.00
CERTIFICATE OF NEED – February 2009
FACILITY CON NO. REQUEST CAPITOL
EXPENDITURE
New River Health
Association. 08-4-8828-X
geriatric ambulatory care
center $73,500.00
United Hospital
Center
09-6-8902-H
medical office building
condo project $8,000,000.00
Springfield Center 09-1-8929-A
acquisition of Springfield
Center $2,950,000.00
Wheeling Hospital 09-10-8924-P
pediatric outpatient rehab
relocation $200,000.00
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