STATE OF FLORIDA

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

ROCKLEDGE HMA, LLC, d/b/a WUESTHOFF MEDICAL CENTER-ROCKLEDGE,

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DOAH CASE NO. 13-2514CON AHCA CASE NO. 2013006824 CON NO. 10183

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

Respondent,

and

HEALTHSOUTH OF SEA PINES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP d/b/a HEALTHSOUTH SEA PINES REHABILITATION HOSPITAL,

Intervenor.

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FINAL ORDER

THIS CAUSE comes before the Agency For Health Care Administration ("the Agency") concerning Certificate of Need ("CON") Application No. 10183, which was filed by Rockledge HMA, LLC/Wuesthoff Medical Center-Rockledge ("WuesthoffRockledge") in the first batching cycle of 2013, and preliminarily denied by the Agency.

1. On July 9, 2013, Wuesthoff Rockledge filed a Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding contesting the preliminary denial to establish a 15-bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation unit, which was forwarded to the Division of Administrative Hearings ("DOAH").

2. On July 11, 2013, HealthSouth of Sea Pines Limited Partnership d/b/a HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital ("HealthSouth") filed a Petition for Leave to Intervene supporting the Agency's denial of Wuesthoff Rockledge's CON application.

   
   

   Filed July 14, 2014 10:32 AM Division of Administrative Hearings

3. On July 23, 2013, DOAH entered an Order Granting Petition to Intervene.

   
   

4. On June 18, 2014, Wuesthoff Rockledge filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.

It is therefore ORDERED:

1. The denial of CON Application 10183 is UPHELD.

ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this /0 day of     

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW

A party that is adversely affected by this Final Order is entitled to seek judicial review which shall be instituted by filing one copy of a notice of appeal with the agency clerk of AHCA, and a second copy, along with filing fee as prescribed by law, with the District Court of Appeal in the appellate district where the agency maintains its headquarters or where a party resides. Review of proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Florida appellate rules. The notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of rendition of the order to be reviewed.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

been furnished by g.s. Mail or interoffice mail to the persons named below on this /   day

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Richard J. Shoop, Agency Clerk Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

(850) 413-3630

Copies Furnished to:

W. David \Vatkins Administrative Law Judge

Division of Administrative I Iearings

(Via Electronic Mail)

Geoffrey D. Smith, Esquire Susan Crystal Smith, Esquire Corinne T. Porcher, Esquire Smith and Associates

Suite 201, 3301 Thomasville Road

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

Attorneys for Rockledge HMA, LLC d/b/a WuesthoffMedical Center-Rockledge (U.S. Mail)

R. Terry Rigsby, Esquire Pennington, P.A.

Post Office Drawer 10095 Tallahassee, Florida 32302

Attorney for HealthSouth of Sea Pines Limited Partnership d/b/a Healthsouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital (U.S. Mail)

Richard Joseph Saliba Assistant General Counsel

Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail)

Facilities Intake

Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail)

Docket for Case No: 13-002514CON

Orders for Case No: 13-002514CON