Just a heads-up. Just published on the AHCA site was the decision to approve The Villages Tri-County Med Ctr. Certificate of Need (approved on 12/10/10). See excerpt below. Or Link to the published decisions page.
I. RECOMMENDATION:
Approve CON #10100 to establish an 80-bed acute care hospital in Sumter County, District 3, Subdistrict 3-7 in zip code 33785.
CONDITIONS:
(1) The facility‟s location as referenced in Exhibit L., which states that the acute care hospital (will be) on State Road 44 in Sumter County, Florida. Exhibit L references “Exhibit “A” on page 90 of the application which indicates that the facility‟s location will be north of SR 44 and east of Buena Vista Boulevard.
(2) A minimum of 7.0 percent of the 80-bed facility‟s total annual patient days will be provided to a combination of Medicaid/Medicaid HMO/charity and indigent/self-pay and underinsured patients.
Link to the Certificate itself