An article appearing in the January 12, 2004 Charleston Gazette reported that less than one-half of the acute care hospitals in West Virignia are profitable. The article reported that only four hospitals had operating margins of 5 percent or better.
The information came from a report made by Sonia Chambers, Chair of the West Virginia Health [...]
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Report on the Financial Outlook for West Virginia Acute Care Hospitals 
WVHCA Grants Motion to Dissolve Stay in Manor Care CON
Yesterday the West Virginia Health Care Authority issued an Order Dissolving Stay. The Order granted MCHCR’s (Carlyle Group) Motion to Dissolve Stay but denied the Motion to Affirm the Initial CON Decision.
The Authority set January 7 as the date for initial briefs to be submitted by both parties as a result of the Reconsideration Hearing [...]
WVHCA Statistics on Health Care Cost Shifting in West Virginia
The West Virginia Health Care Authority has posted interesting charts showing the cost shifting of heath care costs in West Virginia. The presentation was given by the Chair of the Health Care Authority, Sonia Chambers, to the West Virginia House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee on February 14th, 2005.
The charts show a reasons [...]
Governor Manchin Approves Cardiac Catheterization Standards
The West Virginia Health Care Authority website indicates today that Governor Manchin approved the final revised certificate of need Cardiac Catheterization Standards.
WVHCA FY 2007 Annual Report: A Summary of Health Care In West Virginia
The West Virginia Health Care Authority’s 2008 Annual Report for FY 2007 is now available. The report summary was provided to the West Virginia Legislature by Sonia Chambers, Chair of the WVHCA. The report contains significant information about the state of health care in West Virginia.
The Executive Summary states:
Hospitals:
Overall, West Virginia hospitals remained relatively stable, [...]
WVHCA Issues Proposed Revisions to Hospice Service CON Standards
The West Virginia Health Care Authority has issued proposed revisions to the Hospice Service certificate of need standards. The current Hospice Service CON standards were approved by the Governor on June 21, 2001.
Written coments on the proposed certificate of need standards may be submitted to Dayle Stepp, Director of Certificate of Need no later than [...]
2009 Legislative Changes to WV Certificate of Need Law
On April 9, 2009, the West Virginia Legislature sent Senate Bill 321 to Governor Manchin for signature (see strikethru/underline Committee Substitute version). Senate Bill 321 makes substantive changes to the current certificate of need law in West Virginia overseen by the West Virginia Health Care Authority.
The certificate of need law requires health care providers, [...]
Ongoing Debate Over Revised Cardiac Catheterization Standards
Larry Messina at Lincoln Walks at Midnight round up of latest links/articles discussing the ongoing debate over the revised certificate of need Cardiac Catheterization standards. The debate has pitted hospital against hospital and resulted in full page ads and a media blitz by both sides in the debate.
Governor Manchin has until Friday (tomorrow) to decide [...]
WVHCA Issues Proposed CT Standards
Yesterday, July 11, the West Virginia Health Care Authority issued proposed CON Standards covering computerized tomography (CT) services in West Virginia.
The proposed Computed Tomography Services CON Standards provide a new need methodology process for new, additional or replacement CT scanning services by hospital and non-hospital applicants. The proposed standards set forth a weighted need methodology [...]
WVHCA: Proposed Amendments to Cardiac Catheterization Standards
The West Virginia Health Care Authority approved for public comment proposed revisions to the Certificate of Need Cardiac Catheterization Standards (current 3/19/2007 standards).
These revisions were made by the Authority after Governor Manchin rejected the previously proposed standards. The proposed standards continue to modify the requirements for the participants in the demo pilot project involving offering [...]