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Supreme Court asks for briefs related to new certificate of need law

Clay Chandler — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:00:05 +0000

A month after it took effect, a law designed to streamline the appeals process related to certificates of need is having its constitutionality questioned by the Mississippi Supreme Court. The court entered an order July 28 asking for briefs from Attorney General Jim Hood, the Mississippi Department of Health and Dialysis Solutions, LLC, that will [...]

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St. Dominic’s Madison hospital plans denied again

Amy McCullough — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:33:48 +0000

Hospital may appeal ruling to state Supreme Court JACKSON — Wednesday Madison County Chancery Court upheld the state Health Department’s August decision to deny St. Dominic Hospital’s Certificate of Need (CON) application for an expansion of its hospital into Madison County. St. Dominic’s is studying the decision to determine its next steps, said Paul Arrington, [...]

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CON battle continues

Amy McCullough — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:20:48 +0000

Hospitals sue UMMC and Health Department over CON decision Three area hospitals have filed a civil suit in Hinds County Chancery Court against University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the state Health Department. They are requesting a court ruling on whether UMMC is exempt from state certificate of need (CON) law regarding the purchase an [...]

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Big money at stake

Amy McCullough — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:04:48 +0000

As St. Dominic’s fight for Madison continues, it raises the question of whether hospitals should be allowed to follow urban sprawl A recent decision by a state Health Department officer recommending that St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson not be allowed to move some of its acute care beds closer to its Madison patients brings up [...]

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Jackson hospitals: UMMC should not be exempt from Certificate of Need law

Amy McCullough — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:11:54 +0000

Seven Jackson area hospitals are urging the attorney general to withdraw its February opinion exempting University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) from state Certificate of Need (CON) law. CON approval is required for the purchase of major medical equipment and hospital expansions. The CON process is designed to help ensure the economic stability of community [...]

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