13-000158CON Northwest Medical Center, Inc., D/B/A Northwest Medical Center vs. Agency For Health Care Administration
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, August 14, 2013.


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1STATE OF FLORIDA bCA CLERK

6AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

117013NOV- I 12* 20

15NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER, INC.,

19Petitioner, DOAH No. 13- 0158CON

24v. AHCA No. 2013000332

28STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR CON No. 10172

36HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

39Respondent.

40and

41HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, INC.;

45ST. JOHN' S REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

50AND NURSING CENTER, INC., d/ a b/

57ST. ANTHONY' S REHABILITATION

61HOSPITAL; and HEALTHSOUTH SUNRISE,

65REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, LLC, d/ a b/

71HEALTHSOUTH RE. ITATION IIABIL,

75HOSPITAL,

76Intervenors.

77FINAL ORDER

79THIS CAUSE comes before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration,

9210172 filed

94the Agency") regarding certificate of need (" CON") application number by

107Northwest Medical Center, Inc. (" NWMC").

114I. NWMC filed a CON application which sought the establishment of a 16- bed

128in Broward County,

131comprehensive medical rehabilitation unit within its hospital located

139Florida, Service District 10. The Agency denied NWMC' s CON application 10172.

1512. NWMC filed a petition for formal hearing challenging the Agency' s denial of

165CON application number 10172.

1693. Holy Cross Hospital, Inc., St. John' s Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center,

182Inc. d/ a b/ St. Anthony' s Rehabilitation Hospital, and HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation

195in

196Hospital, LLC, d/ a b/ HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, each filed a petition to intervene

210support of the Agency' s denial of NWMC' s CON application 10172.

2224. NWMC has since voluntarily dismissed its petition for formal hearing.

2335. Based upon the voluntary dismissal, the Division of Administrative Hearings

244entered an Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction in the above styled matter.

257IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

2616. The denial of NWMC' s CON application 10172 is UPHELD.

272ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida on this_ 50day of Q~-, 2013.

282Elizabeth Du k, Secretary

286Agency for He lth Care Administration

292NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW

298A party who is adversely affected by this final order is entitled to judicial review, which and shall a be

318instituted by filing the original notice of appeal with the agency clerk of AHCA, copy

333along with the filing fee prescribed by law with the district or where court a of appeal resides. in the appellate Review

355district where the Agency maintains its headquarters party notice of

365proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with of the the Florida order to appellate be reviewed. rules. The

383appeal must be filed within 30 days of the rendition

393CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

396I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has

411S,

412been furnished by U. S. Mail or electronic mail to the persons named below on this day

429of e....~ 2013.

432Richard J. Shoop, Agenc

436Agency for Ilealth Care Administration

4412727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 43

447Tallahassee, Florida 32308

450850) 412- 3630

453Janice Mills James McLemore, Supervisor

458Facilities Intake Unit Certificate of Need Unit

465Agency for Health Care Administration Agency for Health Care Administration

475Electronic Mail) Electronic Mail)

479R. Bruce McKibben Lorraine M. Novak, Esquire

486Administrative Law Judge Assistant General Counsel

492Division of Administrative Hearings Agency for Health Care Administration

501Electronic Mail) Electronic Mail)

505Stephen A. Ecenia, Esquire R. Terry Rigsby, Esquire

513R. David Prescott, Esquire Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell

521Rutledge Ecenia, P. A. Dunbar, P. A.

528119 South Monroe Street, Suite 202 215 South Monroe Street, 2" d Floor

541Tallahassee, Florida 32302 Tallahassee, Florida 32301

547Counsel for NWMC Counsel for HealthSouth

553U. S. Mail) U. S. Mail)

559Julia E. Smith, Esquire

563Julia E. Smith, P. A

568113 South Monroe Street

572Tallahassee, Florida 32301

575Counsel for Holy Cross Hospital and

581St. Anthony' s Rehabilitation Hospital

586U. S. Mail)

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Date
Proceedings
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Date: 11/04/2013
Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 11/01/2013
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 08/14/2013
Proceedings: Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 08/13/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Date: 08/02/2013
Proceedings: Holy Cross Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Holy Cross Hospital and St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center, Inc. d/b/a St. Anthony's Rehabilitation Hospital's Notice of Service of Interrogatories to Northwest Medical Center filed.
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Date: 08/02/2013
Proceedings: Holy Cross Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Holy Cross Hospital and St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center, Inc. d/b/a St. Anthony's Rehabilitation Hospital's First Request for Production of Documents to Northwest Medical Center, Inc filed.
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Date: 07/01/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Withdrawal filed.
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Date: 06/28/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Unavailability filed.
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Date: 06/28/2013
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Appearance (Julia Smith) filed.
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Date: 06/27/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Julia Smith) filed.
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Date: 02/12/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 21 through 25 and October 28 through November 1, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Date: 02/07/2013
Proceedings: Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Date: 01/29/2013
Proceedings: Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Date: 01/28/2013
Proceedings: Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Initial Order filed.
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Date: 01/23/2013
Proceedings: Order Granting Petitions to Intervene (Holy Cross Hospital, Inc.; St. John's Rehabilitaiton Hospital and Nursing Center, Inc., d/b/a St. Anthony's Rehabilitation Hospital; and HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC, d/b/a HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital).
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Date: 01/17/2013
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 01/16/2013
Proceedings: Petition for Leave to Intervene (filed by HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC d/b/a HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital) filed.
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Date: 01/16/2013
Proceedings: St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center, Inc. d/b/a St. Anthony's Rehabilitation Hospital's Petition to Intervene filed.
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Date: 01/16/2013
Proceedings: Holy Cross Hospital's Petition to Intervene filed.
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Date: 01/16/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Paul Amundsen) filed.
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Date: 01/14/2013
Proceedings: Agency action letter filed.
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Date: 01/14/2013
Proceedings: Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding filed.
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Date: 01/14/2013
Proceedings: Notice (of Agency referral) filed.

Case Information

Judge:
R. BRUCE MCKIBBEN
Date Filed:
01/14/2013
Date Assignment:
01/17/2013
Last Docket Entry:
11/04/2013
Location:
Tallahassee, Florida
District:
Northern
Agency:
Other
Suffix:
CON
 

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