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Establish a home health care agency in King County.
4.14.2023 Letter of Intent (LOI) was submitted by AccentCare to establish a home health services agency in Pierce County.
Due to the size of the application file, exhibits are not included here. If you would like access to the whole initial application send a request to FSLCON@doh.wa.gov.
Proposes to establish a Medicare and Medicaid-certified hospice agency in Pierce County.
4.14.2023 Letter of Intent (LOI) was submitted by AccentCare to establish a home health services agency in Snohomish County.
Due to the size of the application file, exhibits are not included here. If you would like access to the whole initial application send a request to FSLCON@doh.wa.gov.
Proposing to provide Medicare and Medicaid certified hospice services to the residents of Spokane County.
9.7.2022 Application to establish a Medicare Medicaid-certified Hospice in Spokane County is approved.
Proposes to relocate an existing, two operating-room ambulatory surgical facility in Bellevue, to a new site also in Bellevue within King.
Proposing to provide Medicare and Medicaid certified hospice services to the residents of Chelan County.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Burien, within King County.
6.29.2022 Allen Gabriel MD, PLLC, requested an exemption from the Certificate of Need for their ambulatory surgery facility.
5.8.23- Exemption request submitted to establish a new ambulatory surgery center in King County.
Proposing to establish a Medicare and Medicaid certified home health agency in King.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to relocate an ambulatory surgical facility in Bellevue, within King County.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County.
3.4.22 Approved Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County. Determined does not require a Certificate of Need at this time.
Proposing to establish a CN-approved three room surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County.
12/19/2024 - project denied
01/30/2025 - reconsideration granted
02/24/2025 - reconsideration hearing scheduled
Requesting an exemption from certificate of need for a new ambulatory surgical facility, in Bellevue, within King.
Proposing alternate use bed banking for a nursing home in Union Gap, within Yakima County.
Request to exempt bed unbanking from certificate of need review.
(09/22/2023) Decision letter: Department determined that the request to unbank 24 beds at
Arcadia Healthcare Parkside meets the eligibility requirements.
To establish a 15-bed pediatric skilled nursing facility in King county.
Converted to regular review
Proposing to amend its certificate of need #1818 issued October 15, 2019.
Proposing to establish and operate a Home Health agency in King County.
2020 concurrent review, cycle one, nonspecial circumstances, proposing to establish a new 27-station dialysis facility, within Yakima County.
Concurrent review with:
- CN21-03 Fresenius
- CN21-07 Northwest Kidney Centers
08/27/2020 - reassigned from Peter Agabi to Randy Huyck
2021 Cycle 1-Nonspecial Circumstances - Proposing to establish a new 11-station dialysis facility within the Yakima County Dialysis Planning Area, with an estimated capital expenditure of $1,500,000.
Amendment application requesting removal of a condition of CN#1612.
01/29/2024 - project approved
02/12/2024 - corrected evaluation released
Requesting exemption from certificate of need review to add 47 psychiatric beds to Astria Toppenish Hospital in Toppenish under RCW 70.38.260(2).
Establish a six-station plus one exempt isolation station dialysis center.
September 30, 2022, request to withdraw the application.
Proposes to relocate an existing, two operating-room ambulatory surgical facility in Bellevue, to a new site also in Bellevue within King.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Burien, within King County.
6.29.2022 Allen Gabriel MD, PLLC, requested an exemption from the Certificate of Need for their ambulatory surgery facility.
5.8.23- Exemption request submitted to establish a new ambulatory surgery center in King County.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to relocate an ambulatory surgical facility in Bellevue, within King County.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County.
3.4.22 Approved Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County. Determined does not require a Certificate of Need at this time.
Proposing to establish a CN-approved three room surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County.
12/19/2024 - project denied
01/30/2025 - reconsideration granted
02/24/2025 - reconsideration hearing scheduled
Requesting an exemption from certificate of need for a new ambulatory surgical facility, in Bellevue, within King.
Proposing an expansion of services to currently an approved ambulatory surgical facility, located in East King.
Exemption request for an ambulatory surgical facility in Bellingham.
Requesting an exemption from Certificate of Need for the establishment of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) related to solo practice. Solo practice Central Spine and Pain LLC is located in Spokane, WA. and the new ASC would serve as a private clinic for Central Spine and Pain with an attached ASC at 2107 Cooks Hill Road in Centralia, WA in Lewis County.
Requesting exemption from Certificate of Need review for a change in ownership of an existing ambulatory surgical facility in Yakima, within Yakima County.
Requesting exemption from Certificate of Need review for a change in location of an existing ambulatory surgery center in Olympia, within Thurston County.
Requesting certificate of need approval to establish a two operating-room ambulatory surgical facility, located within King.
Proposing to establish an ambulatory surgical facility currently operating under a certificate of need exemption. The surgery center is located in Spokane, within Spokane County.
06/02/2022 - project approved of a new surgery center in Spokane County
Concurrent review with:
CN21-59 Empire Eye Physicians, PS.
CN22-06 Iron Bridge Surgery Center, LLC
Proposing to establish a currently CN-exempt ASC as a CN-approved ASC
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Yakima, within Yakima County.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Yakima, within Yakima County.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Olympia, within Thurston County.
09/24/2020 - Applicant requested and was granted a 30-day extension to screening.
Determine if services/ facility is Certificate of Need reviewable.
Requesting an exemption from certificate of need to relocate its ambulatory surgical facility, located in Spokane, within Spokane.
Requesting certificate of need approval to establish two-operating-room ambulatory surgical facility, located within Spokane County.
Concurrent review with:
CN21-65 Columbia Surgical Specialists PS (dba Columbia Surgery Center)
CN22-06 Iron Bridge Surgery Center, LLC
Proposing to establish a CN-approved ambulatory surgical facility in Central Pierce.
Regular review
05/24/2021 - Reconsideration hearing scheduled
Proposing to convert its exempt one operating-room ambulatory surgery center from certificate of need exempt to approved, located in Federal Way, within King.
Proposing to convert its exempt one operating-room ambulatory surgery center from certificate of need exempt to approved, located in Federal Way, within King.
6.29.2022 Allen Gabriel MD, PLLC, requested an exemption from the Certificate of Need for their ambulatory surgery facility.
Proposing to unbank and operate 60 nursing home beds within King County.
Proposing to expand the specialties of a CN-approved ASF in Yakima.
Concurrent review with CN25-01.
CN2022 issued 03/12/2025
Replacement of the current hospital.
2019 concurrent review, cycle two, nonspecial circumstances, proposing to expand an existing dialysis center by two stations, within Adams.
Regular review
2018-Cycle 2-Special Circumstances, proposing to add one dialysis station to their existing facility FMC Leah Layne, located in and serving Adams County's ESRD planning area.
Exemption request to relocate its kidney dialysis center to a new building on the same campus in Asotin.
Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County.
3.4.22 Approved Requesting an exemption from CN review to establish a new ambulatory surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County. Determined does not require a Certificate of Need at this time.
Proposing to establish a CN-approved three room surgical facility in Richland, within Benton County.
12/19/2024 - project denied
01/30/2025 - reconsideration granted
02/24/2025 - reconsideration hearing scheduled
Proposing to replace the existing 10-bed hospice care center at a new location in Richland, also within Benton.
11/26/2019 - exemption request denied
11/26/2019 - regular review application submitted
Request for exemption for replacement of an existing hospice care center in Kennewick.
Asking for exemption for DaVita Kennewick Home Hemodialysis (HHD) training program.
2021 Cycle 2-Nonspecial Circumstances - Proposing to expand by one station, an existing dialysis facility within the Benton County ESRD Dialysis Planning Area, with an estimated capital expenditure of $27,248.
6.21.2022 Approved the addition of one dialysis station to DaVita's 20-station Chinook Kidney Center.
2021 Cycle 2-Nonspecial Circumstances - Proposing to expand by two stations, an existing dialysis facility within the Benton County ESRD Dialysis Planning Area, with an estimated capital expenditure of $448,428.
6.21.2022 Approved the addition of three dialysis stations to DaVita's 20-station Kennewick Dialysis Center.
Requesting exemption from Certificate of Need review for a peritoneal dialysis training program in Kennewick, within Benton County.
Proposing to expand the service area of an existing home health agency to also serve Benton County.
2019 Cycle 1-Non-Special Circumstances - Proposing to add four stations to FKC Columbia Basin, within Benton.
2019 concurrent review, cycle two, nonspecial circumstances, proposing to expand an existing dialysis center by four stations, within Benton.
Regular review
Requesting exemption from certificate of need to establish a new 16-bed psychiatric hospital in Kennewick, within Benton.
Regular review
Requesting certificate of need approval to establish a four operating-room ambulatory surgery center, located within Benton.
Requests approval to add 67 acute care beds to its current capacity of 270 licensed beds.
Proposing an amendment to CN#1943
Requesting a determination on whether replacement of the existing hospital on a different site is subject to certificate of need review.
Proposing the replacement of its existing hospital on a different site both located within Prosser, within Benton County.
Proposing the addition of 10 swing beds to PHUGMC in Skagit County, to also serve Whatcom County.
2020 Cycle 2-Non-Special Circumstances - Proposing to establish a 16-station dialysis facility, within the Cowlitz County ESRD Dialysis Planning Area, with an estimated capital expenditure of $2,635,043.
2019 concurrent review, cycle two, nonspecial circumstances, proposing to establish a 26-station (plus one exempt isolation station) dialysis center, within Clark.
Concurrent review with Fresenius
2020 concurrent review, cycle one, nonspecial circumstances, proposing to establish a new 12-station, plus one CN-exempt isolation station dialysis facility, within the King Ten ESRD Planning Area.
Converted to regular review
2021 Cycle 2-Nonspecial Circumstances - Proposing to establish a new facility that includes relocating stations and adding eleven stations, within the Cowlitz County ESRD Dialysis Planning Area, with an estimated capital expenditure of $2,206,714; $2,746,949; $3,434,520; $4,309,612; $5,423,365; or $6,840,868.
2021 Cycle 1-Nonspecial Circumstances - Proposing to establish a new 11-station dialysis facility within the Yakima County Dialysis Planning Area, with an estimated capital expenditure of either $2,587,676 or $2,815,106.
Add 2 operating rooms to the ambulatory surgical facility, The Surgery Center at Rainier and expand services.
Concurrent review with:
- CN19-16 Meridian Surgery Center
Proposing to establish an independent adult elective percutaneous coronary intervention program at its hospital in Federal Way.
Proposing to amend its certificate of need #1818 issued October 15, 2019.
Proposing to expand the service area of an existing home health agency to also serve Benton County.
Proposing to amend CN1909E.
Due to file size some exhibits of this application are not available online, to access the full application email CN@doh.wa.gov.
Proposing to establish a hospice agency to serve Pierce County.
Proposing to expand the existing FKC Panorama clinic by two stations.
Proposing alternate use bed banking of 29 beds.
Establish a hospice agency to serve Thurston County.
Proposing to establish a new ASF within Spokane County
Proposing to establish and operate a 32-bed skilled nursing facility in Yakima County.
Special Circumstances Cycle 1: Proposing to expand NKC Everett by one station, within Snohomish County.
Proposing to establish Medicare/Medicaid certified hospice agency in Clallam county.
Proposing to establish a hospice agency to serve Pierce County.
Proposing CN approval, relocation, and expansion of its existing CN-exempt facility in Thurston County.
Proposing a new Home Hemodialysis Training Program within Pierce County.
Proposing to amend CN1860, located in North King.
Proposing to expand FKC Lacey by two (2) additional stations.
Proposing to establish a home health agency in Spokane, WA.
03/27/2025 - Pivotal Unresolved Issue (PUI)
Proposing to establish and operate a Home Health agency in King County.
Proposing to establish a currently CN-exempt ASC as a CN-approved ASC
Proposing to unbank and operate 60 nursing home beds within King County.
Proposing to expand FKC Walla Walla by three dialysis stations.
Proposing CN-approval for an existing, CN-exempt ASC within Snohomish County.
Proposing the relocation of an existing hospital to a different site in South Bend, within Pacific County.
Proposing the addition of 10 swing beds to PHUGMC in Skagit County, to also serve Whatcom County.
Proposing an amendment to CN#1943
Nonspecial Circumstances Cycle 1: Proposing to expand FKC Lacey to a total of 19 stations within Thurston County.
Proposing CN-approval for an existing, CN-exempt ASC within King County.
Proposing CN-approval for a currently CN-exempt ambulatory surgical facility in Spokane County.
Request for full facility closure bed banking for 30 nursing home beds at Vashon Community Care Center in Vashon.
Nursing home full-facility closure bed-banking. Partial information redacted by DOH due to personal information.
Bank 39 beds under full facility closure at Selah Care and Rehabilitation in Selah.
Requesting full facility closure bed-banking for 40 beds at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Chewelah.
Request to bank 150 nursing home beds in Seattle, within King.
Nursing home full-facility closure bed-banking.
Proposing alternate use bed banking for a nursing home in Shoreline, within King.
Proposing alternate use bed banking for a nursing home in Sequim, within Clallam.
Proposing alternate use bed banking for a nursing home in Tacoma, within Pierce.
Proposing alternate use bed banking for a nursing home in Bellingham, within Whatcom.
Proposing to bank 75 nursing home beds under full facility closure.
Requesting full facility closure bed-banking for 90 nursing home beds in Shoreline.
Request to bank 125 nursing home beds in Snohomish County.
Requesting full facility closure bed-banking for 168 beds at Crista Rehab & Skilled Care in Shoreline.
Proposing to establish and operate a Home Health agency in King County.
Proposing to establish a currently CN-exempt ASC as a CN-approved ASC
Proposing to unbank and operate 60 nursing home beds within King County.
Proposing to expand FKC Walla Walla by three dialysis stations.
Proposing CN-approval for an existing, CN-exempt ASC within Snohomish County.
Proposing the relocation of an existing hospital to a different site in South Bend, within Pacific County.
Proposing an amendment to CN#1943
Nonspecial Circumstances Cycle 1: Proposing to expand FKC Lacey to a total of 19 stations within Thurston County.
Proposing CN-approval for an existing, CN-exempt ASC within King County.
Proposing CN-approval for a currently CN-exempt ambulatory surgical facility in Spokane County.
Proposing alternate use bed banking of 29 beds.
Proposing to establish and operate a 32-bed skilled nursing facility in Yakima County.
Proposing to amend CN1909E.
Due to file size some exhibits of this application are not available online, to access the full application email CN@doh.wa.gov.
Proposing CN approval, relocation, and expansion of its existing CN-exempt facility in Thurston County.
Proposing to establish a home health agency in Spokane, WA.
03/27/2025 - Pivotal Unresolved Issue (PUI)
Proposing to amend CN1860, located in North King.
Proposing to expand the existing FKC Panorama clinic by two stations.
Proposing to expand FKC Lacey by two (2) additional stations.
Proposing to expand DaVita Federal Way Community Dialysis Center by five (5) stations.
Proposing to establish Medicare/Medicaid certified hospice agency in Clallam county.
Proposing to establish a Medicare/Medicaid certified hospice agency in Clark County.
Proposing to establish a hospice agency to serve Pierce County.
Proposing to establish a hospice agency to serve Pierce County.
Establish a hospice agency to serve Thurston County.
Proposing to establish an ambulatory surgery center in Federal Way, within King County.
