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Information on Spokane's Empire Health Sale

The Department of Health has approved with conditions the proposed sale of Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center in Spokane. This includes a related review of the proposed shift of the hospitals from non-profit to private ownership.

 

What's New with the Empire Health Sale!

2008 Timeline Chart for Conversion Application

Date

Action

Done

11/9/07

Letters of intent received.

X

11/11

Develop Empire Health Sale-general information Website.

X

1/11/08

Applications received.

X

1/12

Application screening began by Department of Health (DOH) and Attorney Generals Office (AGO).

X

1/14

Set-up weekly meetings with review team and AGO team– Ongoing.

X

1/25

Independent valuation expert opinion contract- Statement of work developed.

X

3/3

Advertise and post Response For Proposal (RFP).

X

3/5

Application screening deadline. Letter identifying missing items in application.

X

3/10

Release RFP.

X

3/28

Receive contract proposals.

X

3/31

Evaluate contract proposals.

X

4/1

Select contractor and prepare final contract materials.

X

4/1

Empire Health Website refinement.

X

4/3

File contract with Office of Financial Management.

X

4/18

Screening response submitted by Community Health Systems (CHS). Revisions expected.

X

4/22

Revised screening response submitted by Community Health Systems (CHS).

X

4/23

2nd application screening begins.

X

5/8

 Application sufficiently complete to begin review

X

5/8

 AGO requests additional information

X

5/12

 Beginning of Review notification published in the
  Spokesman Review.

X

5/29

 Independent Evaluation / Expert Opinion contract
 signed

X

6/3

 Public Hearing Notices Published in Spokesman
 Review

X

6/3

 DOH Requests Additional Information

X

6/6

Received Responses to AGO 5-8-08 Letter

X

6/6

Received Responses to DOH 6-3-08 Letter

X

6/16

Meeting with KPMG

X

6/18

Meeting with KPMG

X

6/20

KPMG Report Received (Summary)

X

6/25-26

 Public Hearings Scheduled: Click for Details

X

7/14

Close of Public Comment

X

8/8

Attorney General (AAG) Advisory Opinion Received

X

8/20

Certificate of Need and Conversion decisions released

X

8/27

Draft CHS/Empire Acceptance Responses Received

X

8/28

Conference Call with CHS, Empire, and AGO -
Condition Acceptance Letters - Empire Foundation - CHS

X

8/28

AAG Letter Received Regarding Fulfillment of certain Conditions

X

8/28

Empire Health Foundation (new Foundation) filed Articles of Incorporation Received

X

8/29

Certificates of Need issued for Deaconess and Valley hospitals and final Conversion Approval for Empire Foundation and CHS Released

X

 

 

 

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