Office of Health Systems Development

Mission

To prevent unnecessary duplication of medical services, facilities, and equipment; and promote access, safe and adequate treatment, and quality improvement in healthcare facilities.

What we do

Initial Licensure

Licensure as a health care facility in Rhode Island requires approval by the Department of Health. This includes freestanding emergency care facilities, outpatient kidney treatment centers, organized ambulatory care facilities, and outpatient birth centers. (more)

Certificate of Need

The Certificate of Need (CON) process is designed to prevent unnecessary duplication of expensive medical services and equipment. The review process has two-steps: a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a deadline of 26 April 2013 (for non expeditious applications) and the Certificate of Need (CON) application with a deadline of 10 June 2013 (for non expeditious applications). (more)

Change in Effective Control

A change in ownership, control, or lesse of a health care facility in RI requires approval by the Department of Health. This includes hospitals, nursing homes, organized ambulatory care facilities, outpatient kidney dialysis facilities, outpatient hospice care facilities, freestanding emergency care facilities, home health care providers, etc. (more)

Applications Filed

• 100 Wampanoag Trail Operating Company, LLC [Post Acute Partners, LLC] for Change in Effective Control of Chestnut Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 58-bed nursing home located at 100 Wampanoag Trail in Riverside Application
• Athena Orchard View, LLC d/b/a Orchard View Manor for Change in Effective Control of Orchard View Manor, Inc. a 180-bed nursing facility at 135 Tripps Lane in East Providence Application
• East Bay Comprehensive Cancer Care, LLC to establish an Organized Ambulatory Care Facility to provide radiation therapy services Application
• Endoscopy Associates, Inc. to establish a Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center to provide gastroenterological endoscopy procedures at 44 West River Street in Providence Application
• Lawrence & Memorial Corporation for change in effective control of The Westerly Hospital, a 125-bed hospital located at 25 Wells Street in Westerly Application
• Pentec Health, Inc. to establish a Home Nursing Care agency to provide services solely to patients with intrathecal pumps Application
• Prime Healthcare Services - Landmark, LLC [Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.] for changes in effective control of (1) Landmark Medical Center, a 214-bed hospital located at 115 Cass Avenue in Woonsocket and (2) Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island (Northern Rhode Island Rehab Management Associates, LP) a 82-bed rehabilitation hospital center located at 116 Eddie Dowling Highway in North Smithfield Application Letter Denying Confidentiality
• Rhode Island Hospital adult and pediatric bone marrow transplantation program Application
• St. Jude Home Care, Inc. to establish a Hospice agency to provide outpatient hospice care Application
• Westerly Hospital request for a declaratory ruling to establish swing beds Request
• Westerly Hospital request to eliminate obstetric labor and delivery services Request