Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Kansas Company Withdraws Plans For Kentucky Hospital
KENTUCKY....
About 100 severely disturbed youths are being treated outside Kentucky at an annual cost to the state of about $17.5 million a year. As a way to avoid sending youths to other states for care, Governor Steve Beshear's administration supported a project to operate a youth psychiatric hospital in eastern Kentucky. The proposal caused an uproar among legislators, advocates and Kentucky hospital officials when it was announced last fall because they said the project bypassed the customary certificate of need review process required for such projects. KVC Behavioral HealthCare of Kansas has notified state officials it has withdrawn its application to operate the 50-bed hospital at a vacant school building in Mount Sterling, citing opposition and a potential legal challenge. The application had been scheduled for a public hearing June 14-15 by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
About 100 severely disturbed youths are being treated outside Kentucky at an annual cost to the state of about $17.5 million a year. As a way to avoid sending youths to other states for care, Governor Steve Beshear's administration supported a project to operate a youth psychiatric hospital in eastern Kentucky. The proposal caused an uproar among legislators, advocates and Kentucky hospital officials when it was announced last fall because they said the project bypassed the customary certificate of need review process required for such projects. KVC Behavioral HealthCare of Kansas has notified state officials it has withdrawn its application to operate the 50-bed hospital at a vacant school building in Mount Sterling, citing opposition and a potential legal challenge. The application had been scheduled for a public hearing June 14-15 by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
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