The Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) announces the issuance of a Certificate of Need (CON) for the following projects:
Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville, Mississippi
Establishment of a 40-bed Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Delta Regional Medical Center (DRMC) received Certificate of Need authority to convert 40 existing acute care beds at Delta Regional Medical Center, West Campus - King's Daughter's Hospital to long-term acute care hospital beds. DRMC plans to renovate 22,678 square feet of space on the third floor of the West campus.
The total capital expenditure for this project is $1,076,000.
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Medical Imaging, LLC d/b/a Medical Imaging at Barnes Crossing, Tupelo, Mississippi
Establishment/Provision of Mobile MRI Services
Medical Imaging, LLC d/b/a Medical Imaging at Barnes Crossing received Certificate of Need authority to offer mobile magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) services one day per week. Mobile MRI services will be provided through a contractual agreement with Alliance Imaging, Inc., utilizing a GE 1.5T High-Speed mobile MRI unit.
The total capital expenditure for this project is $2,500.
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Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Acquisition of MRI Unit
Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association received Certificate of Need authority to acquire a second magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. The proposed unit is a GE Healthcare Technologies 3.0 Tesla Signa. Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association currently provides MRI services using a 1.5 Tesla Signa unit.
The total capital expenditure for this project is $2,711,682.
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Mississippi's Certificate of Need process is a fundamental component of the state's health planning and health regulatory activities. In managing the Certificate of Need
process, the Department seeks to prevent unnecessary duplication of health resources; to provide cost containment; to improve the health of Mississippi residents; and to
increase accessibility, acceptability, continuity and quality of health services.
The Mississippi Department of Health has administered the Certificate of Need program since July 1986. During that period, more than 1,300 Certificate of Need
applications have been reviewed representing total capital expenditures of approximately $4 billion. The next Certificate of Need monthly meeting will be October 26,
2006, at the Mississippi Department of Health in Jackson.
The department's staff analysis for each Certificate of Need application is published online at www.HealthyMS.com.
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Press Contact: Liz Sharlot or Elizabeth Hogue, (601) 576-7667
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