NOTICES
Surcharge for Establishment of the Patient Safety Trust Fund Under the Medical Care Accountability and Reduction of Error Act
[32 Pa.B. 5219] On March 20, 2002, Governor Schweiker signed the Medical Care Accountability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act (40 P. S. §§ 1303.101--1303.5108). Among other provisions, the MCARE Act established the Patient Safety Authority (Authority) to collect, analyze and evaluate data regarding reports of serious events and incidents occurring in certain medical facilities and to make recommendations to those facilities regarding changes, trends and improvements in health care practices and procedures for the purpose of reducing the number and severity of serious events and incidents.
Section 305(a) of the MCARE Act (40 P. S. § 1303.305(a)) authorizes the establishment of a Patient Safety Trust Fund (Fund) for the operations of the Authority. Section 305(c) of the MCARE Act states that commencing July 1, 2002, and for every fiscal year thereafter, each medical facility covered by the MCARE Act shall pay the Department of Health (Department) a surcharge on its licensing fee as necessary to provide sufficient revenues to operate the Authority. Section 305(c) of the MCARE Act also states that the total assessment amount for Fiscal Year 2002-2003 may not exceed $5 million and that the Department will transfer the total assessment amount to the Fund within 30 days of receipt. Section 305(d) of the MCARE Act provides that for each succeeding calendar year, the Department will determine and assess each medical facility the proportionate share of the Authority's budget. The base amount of $5 million provided for in Fiscal Year 2002-2003 shall be increased no more than the Consumer Price Index in each succeeding fiscal year.
This notice sets forth the procedure that the Department will follow in assessing and collecting the surcharge. The MCARE Act states that the surcharge shall be collected from medical facilities, which are defined as ambulatory surgical facilities (ASFs), birth centers and hospitals licensed under either the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 448.101--448.904) or Article X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 1001--1087).
To assess the surcharge in an equitable manner, the Department decided to choose a common denominator in these facilities. For ASFs and birth centers, the Department has chosen the number of operating and procedure rooms; for hospitals, the Department has chosen the number of beds contained on the license of each hospital, whether by the Department (general and special acute care hospitals) or the Department of Public Welfare (privately owned psychiatric hospitals). It was also necessary to pick a point in time to make this assessment; the Department has chosen January 1, 2002.
The amount of operating/procedure rooms (for ASFs and birth centers) and the amount of licensed beds (for hospitals) was totaled and that amount was divided into $5 million to arrive at a charge per unit. The total number of units (operating rooms, procedure rooms and licensed beds) is 47,226. Dividing this number into $5 million results in a per unit assessment of approximately $105.87.
In future years, the Department will continue to use the total number of operating rooms, procedures rooms and licensed beds as of January 1 of that year. This number will then be divided into the total assessment amount, as adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index. The surcharge will be due by June 30.
Since this first surcharge is occurring in October, the Department will permit medical facilities to make payments on or before December 31, 2002. Each facility will receive notification from the Department of the surcharge amount due.
To expedite this process, the Department is listing the name of each medical facility and the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms or licensed beds at each of these facilities as of January 1, 2002. The list also includes the amount of the surcharge due from each medical facility. These facilities will also be sent individual notices by the Department setting forth the amount due, date due and the name and address to which the payment should be sent.
If a medical facility has any questions concerning this notice or the information contained in the list, a representative from that facility should contact Sandra Knoble, Director, Department of Health, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0090, (717) 783-8980.
Acute Beds as of January 1, 2002
Type of
FacilityFacility Name Licensed Beds Count Surcharge
Amount Due
Critical
Access
Hospitals
Bucktail Medical Center 9 $952.83 Fulton County Medical Ctr 25 $2,646.75 Jersey Shore Hospital 49 $5,187.63 Meyersdale Community Hosp 20 $2,117.40 Muncy Valley Hospital 45 $4,764.15 Troy Community Hospital 32 $3,387.84 Critical Access Hospital Total Beds 180 6 $19,056.60 Acute Care
HospitalsAbington Memorial Hospital 508 $53,781.96 Albert Einstein Medical Center 667 $70,615.29 Aliquippa Community Hospital 102 $10,798.74 Allegheny General Hospital 698 $73,897.26 Alle-Kiski Medical Center 258 $27,314.46 Altoona Hospital 348 $36,842.76 Armstrong County Memorial 185 $19,585.95 Ashland Regional Medical Ctr 86 $9,104.82 Barnes-Kasson County Hospital 49 $5,187.63 Berwick Hospital Center 144 $15,245.28 Bloomsburg Hospital 78 $8,257.86 Bon Secours Reg Health Sys 165 $17,468.55 Bradford Regional Medical Ctr 150 $15,880.50 Brandywine Hospital 168 $17,786.16 Brookville Hospital 63 $6,669.81 Brownsville General Hospital 109 $11,539.83 Butler Memorial Hospital 234 $24,773.58 Canonsburg General Hospital 102 $10,798.74 Carlisle Regional Medical Center 200 $21,174.00 Central Montgomery Medical Center 99 $10,481.13 Centre Community Hospital 184 $19,480.08 Chambersburg Hospital 214 $22,656.18 Charles Cole Memorial Hospital 80 $8,469.60 Chester County Hospital 207 $21,915.09 Chestnut Hill Hospital 183 $19,374.21 Clarion Hospital 86 $9,104.82 Clearfield Hospital 92 $9,740.04 Community Hospital Of Lancaster 154 $16,303.98 Community Medical Center 310 $32,819.70 Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hosp 566 $59,922.42 Corry Memorial Hospital 82 $8,681.34 Crozer Chester Medical Center 905 $95,812.35 Delaware Co Memorial Hospital 288 $30,490.56 Divine Providence Hosp 31 $3,281.97 Doylestown Hospital 178 $18,844.86 Dubois Regional Medical Ctr 230 $24,350.10 Easton Hospital 369 $39,066.03 Elk Regional Health Center 98 $10,375.26 Elkins Park Hospital 280 $29,643.60 Ellwood City Hospital 74 $7,834.38 Ephrata Community Hosp 114 $12,069.18 Evangelical Community Hosp 121 $12,810.27 Forbes Regional Hosp 329 $34,831.23 Frankford Hospital 544 $57,593.28 Frick Hospital 153 $16,198.11 Geisinger Medical Ctr 437 $46,265.19 Geisinger Wyoming Valley 151 $15,986.37 Gettysburg Hospital 76 $8,046.12 Girard Medical Center 168 $17,786.16 Gnaden Huetten Mem Hosp 111 $11,751.57 Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon 188 $19,903.56 Good Samaritan Regional Med Ctr 221 $23,397.27 Graduate Hospital 279 $29,537.73 Grand View Hospital 225 $23,820.75 Greene County Memorial Hospital 43 $4,552.41 Hahnemann University Hospital 618 $65,427.66 Hamot Medical Center 336 $35,572.32 Hanover Hospital 165 $17,468.55 Hazleton General Hospital 160 $16,939.20 Hazleton St. Joseph Medical Center 122 $12,916.14 Healthsouth--Nittany Valley 85 $8,998.95 Highlands Hospital 87 $9,210.69 Holy Redeemer Hosp & Med Ctr 272 $28,796.64 Holy Spirit Hospital 288 $30,490.56 Hosp Of Fox Chase Cancer Ctr 100 $10,587.00 Hosp Of The Univ Of Pa 672 $71,144.64 Indiana Regional Medical Center 129 $13,657.23 J C Blair Memorial Hosp 104 $11,010.48 Jameson Memorial Hospital 175 $18,527.25 Jeanes Hospital 197 $20,856.39 Jeannette District Mem Hosp 148 $15,668.76 Jefferson Regional Medical Center 359 $38,007.33 Jennersville Regional Hospital 59 $6,246.33 Kane Community Hospital 47 $4,975.89 Kensington Hospital 35 $3,705.45 Lancaster General Hosp 463 $49,017.81 Lancaster General Hosp Susquehanna Div 62 $6,563.94 Lancaster Regional Medical Ctr 247 $26,149.89 Latrobe Area Hospital 221 $23,397.27 Lehigh Valley Hospital--Allentown 644 $68,180.28 Lehigh Valley Hospital--Muhlenberg 148 $15,668.76 Lewistown Hospital 190 $20,115.30 Lifecare Hospitals Of Pittsburgh 155 $16,409.85 Lock Haven Hospital 77 $8,151.99 Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System 341 $36,101.67 Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr 283 $29,961.21 Main Line Hospital Lankenau 351 $37,160.37 Main Line Hospital, Inc--Paoli 171 $18,103.77 Marian Community Hosp 112 $11,857.44 Meadville Medical Center 245 $25,938.15 Medical Center Beaver Pa 358 $37,901.46 Medical College Of Pennsylvania 379 $40,124.73 Memorial Hospital York 150 $15,880.50 Memorial Hospital, Inc. Towanda 43 $4,552.41 Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital 391 $41,395.17 Mercy Hospital Of Phila 266 $28,161.42 Mercy Hospital Of Pittsburgh 460 $48,700.20 Mercy Hospital Scranton 274 $29,008.38 Mercy Hospital Wilkes Barre 215 $22,762.05 Mercy Providence Hosp 145 $15,351.15 Mercy Suburban Hosp Norristown 131 $13,868.97 Metro Health Center 102 $10,798.74 Mid-Valley Hospital 40 $4,234.80 Millcreek Community Hosp 135 $14,292.45 Milton S Hershey Medical Ctr 504 $53,358.48 Miners Hospital 30 $3,176.10 Monongahela Valley Hosp 238 $25,197.06 Monsour Medical Center 139 $14,715.93 Montgomery Hospital 265 $28,055.55 Montrose General Hospital 32 $3,387.84 Moses Taylor 182 $19,268.34 Nason Hospital 42 $4,446.54 Nazareth Hospital 225 $23,820.75 Ohio Valley General Hosp 119 $12,598.53 Palmerton Hospital 70 $7,410.90 Parkview Hospital 181 $19,162.47 Pennsylvania Hosp Of The Univ Of Pa Health Sys 505 $53,464.35 Philipsburg Area Hospital 50 $5,293.50 Phoenixville Hospital Of The Uni Of Pa Hlth System 143 $15,139.41 Pinnacle Health System 613 $64,898.31 Pocono Medical Center 192 $20,327.04 Pottstown Memorial Medical Ctr 299 $31,655.13 Pottsville Hosp & Warne Clinic 246 $26,044.02 Presbyterian Medical Center Of The Univ Of Pa Health System 318 $33,666.66 Punxsutawney Area Hosp 49 $5,187.63 Reading Hosp And Medical Ctr 594 $62,886.78 Riddle Memorial Hosp 229 $24,244.23 Robert Packer Hospital 258 $27,314.46 Roxborough Memorial Hosp 115 $12,175.05 Sacred Heart Hospital 241 $25,514.67 Saint Vincent Health Center 413 $43,724.31 Sewickley Valley Hospital 191 $20,221.17 Shamokin Area Community Hosp 46 $4,870.02 Sharon Regional Health System 203 $21,491.61 Soldiers & Sailors Mem Hosp 83 $8,787.21 Somerset Hosp Ctr For Health 135 $14,292.45 St Agnes Medical Center 153 $16,198.11 St Clair Memorial Hosp 305 $32,290.35 St Francis Hosp Cranberry 35 $3,705.45 St Francis Medical Center 450 $47,641.50 St. Francis New Castle 142 $15,033.54 St Joseph Medical Ctr 309 $32,713.83 St Joseph's Hospital 146 $15,457.02 St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem 531 $56,216.97 St Luke's Quakertown Hosp 78 $8,257.86 St Mary Medical Ctr 287 $30,384.69 St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital 61 $6,458.07 Suburban General Hospital 154 $16,303.98 Sunbury Community Hosp 76 $8,046.12 Temple East 431 $45,629.97 Temple Lower Bucks Hosp 266 $28,161.42 Temple University Hospital 663 $70,191.81 Thomas Jefferson Univ Hosp 927 $98,141.49 Titusville Area Hospital 95 $10,057.65 Tyler Memorial Hospital 60 $6,352.20 Tyrone Hospital 59 $6,246.33 Uniontown Hospital 195 $20,644.65 United Community Hospital 95 $10,057.65 UPMC Bedford 59 $6,246.33 UPMC Braddock 163 $17,256.81 UPMC Horizon 313 $33,137.31 UPMC Lee Regional Hosp 244 $25,832.28 UPMC Mckeesport 187 $19,797.69 UPMC Northwest 255 $26,996.85 UPMC Passavant 270 $28,584.90 UPMC Presbyterian 1,047 $110,845.89 UPMC Shadyside 473 $50,076.51 UPMC South Side 181 $19,162.47 UPMC St Margaret 224 $23,714.88 Warminster Hospital 145 $15,351.15 Warren Dental Arts Hosp 6 $635.22 Warren General Hospital 89 $9,422.43 Washington Hospital 239 $25,302.93 Wayne Memorial Hospital 98 $10,375.26 Waynesboro Hospital 62 $6,563.94 Western Pennsylvania Hospital 524 $55,475.88 Westmoreland Regional Hosp 302 $31,972.74 Williamsport Hospital & Med Ctr 241 $25,514.67 Wills Eye Hospital 115 $12,175.05 Windber Hospital 102 $10,798.74 WVHCS Hospital 415 $43,936.05 York Hospital 458 $48,488.46 Acute Care Hospital Total Beds 41,821 182 $4,427,589.27 Pediatric
HospitalsChildren's Home Of Pittsburgh 11 $1,164.57 Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia 381 $40,336.47 Childrens Hospital Of Pittsburgh 235 $24,879.45 Children's Institute Of Pittsburgh 35 $3,705.45 Shriners Hospital For Children 59 $6,246.33 Shriners Hospitals For Children Erie 30 $3,176.10 St Christophers Hosp For Children 162 $17,150.94 Temple University Childrens Med Ctr 68 $7,199.16 Pediatric Hospital Total Beds 981 8 $103,858.47 Long-Term
Acute Care
HospitalsAllentown Specialty Hospital 32 $3,387.84 Healthsouth Rehab Hospital For Special Services 46 $4,870.02 Kindred Hospital--Delaware County 43 $4,552.41 Kindred Hospital--Philadelphia 52 $5,505.24 Kindred Hospital--Pittsburgh 63 $6,669.81 Mercy Special Care Hosp 94 $9,951.78 SCCI Hospital--Harrisburg 38 $4,023.06 SCCI Hospital Easton 31 $3,281.97 Select Specialty Hospital--Central Pennsylvania (Camp Hill) 31 $3,281.97 Select Specialty Hospital Of Greensburg 31 $3,281.97 Select Specialty Hospital Johnstown 39 $4,128.93 Select Specialty Hospital Philadelphia/Aemc 36 $3,811.32 Select Specialty Hospital Pittsburgh 41 $4,340.67 Select Specialty Hospital--Erie 35 $3,705.45 Sempercare Hospital Of Lancaster 30 $3,176.10 Long-Term Acute Care Total Beds 642 15 $67,968.54 Rehabilitation
HospitalsAllied Svcs Institute Of Rehab 117 $12,386.79 Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital 151 $15,986.37 Chestnut Hill Rehab Hospital 74 $7,834.38 Eagleville Hospital 100 $10,587.00 Geisinger Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital 40 $4,234.80 Good Shepherd Rehab Hosp 75 $7,940.25 Healthsouth Harmarville Rehab 202 $21,385.74 Healthsouth Rehab Hosp Of Altoona 70 $7,410.90 Healthsouth Rehab Hosp Of Erie Inc 108 $11,433.96 Healthsouth Rehab Hosp Of Greater Pitt 89 $9,422.43 Healthsouth Rehab Hosp Of Mechanicsburg 103 $10,904.61 Healthsouth Rehab Hosp Of Reading 76 $8,046.12 Healthsouth Rehab Hosp Of York 102 $10,798.74 Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital Of Sewickley 44 $4,658.28 John Heinz Institute Of Rehab 112 $11,857.44 Magee Rehab Hospital 96 $10,163.52 UPMC Rehabilitation Hosp 85 $8,998.95 Valley Forge Med Ctr & Hosp 50 $5,293.50 Rehabilitation Hospital Total Beds 1,694 18 $179,343.78 Total All Beds 45,318 229 $4,797,816.66
ASF Procedure Rooms as of January 1, 2002
Facility Name Procedure
Rooms
Count Surcharge
Amount DueAbington Surgical Center 7 $741.09 Aestique Ambulatory 2 $211.74 Amb. Surg. Ctr. At Bucks Co. (CHOP) 2 $211.74 Ambulatory Surgery Center, New Kensington 2 $211.74 Apple Hill 12 $1,270.44 Berks Center for Digestive Health 3 $317.61 Bucci Laser and Cataract Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Carlisle Endoscopy 3 $317.61 Carlisle Regional Surg Ctr 3 $317.61 Center for Reproductive Surgery 2 $211.74 Center for Same Day Surgery 4 $423.48 Centre Community 4 $423.48 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Outpatient Surg. Serv 3 $317.61 CHOP ASF in Exton 2 $211.74 CHS Ambulatory Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Cumberland Surgery Center 1 $105.87 Delaware Valley Laser Surgery Institute 2 $211.74 Dermatologic Surgi Center of Drexel Hill 3 $317.61 Dermatologic Surgi Center of Philadelphia 2 $211.74 Dermatology and Cosmetic 1 $105.87 Digestive Disease Institute 4 $423.48 Digestive Health and Endoscopy 2 $211.74 Doylestown Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Einstein Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Endoscopic Associates 3 $317.61 Endoscopy Center of PA 4 $423.48 Endoscopy USA York 3 $317.61 Evangelical Ambulatory Surgery Center 5 $529.35 Exeter Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Eye Surgery Center of Chester County 1 $105.87 Fairgrounds Surgical Center 6 $635.22 Foundation Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Four Seasons Endoscopy Center 2 $211.74 Gastrointestinal Specialists 2 $211.74 Grandview Surgery and Laser 6 $635.22 Grandview Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Guthrie Clinic Ltd 4 $423.48 Hamot Surgery Center 8 $846.96 Hanover SurgiCenter 2 $211.74 Harrisburg Endoscopy 4 $423.48 Hazleton Ambulatory Surgical Center 2 $211.74 Hazleton Endoscopy Center 1 $105.87 Healthsouth Mount Pleasant 3 $317.61 Healthsouth Surgery and Laser Center 3 $317.61 Healthsouth Surgery Center Of Lancaster 6 $635.22 Hillmont Endoscopy Center 2 $211.74 Holy Redeemer Health System ASC 3 $317.61 Indiana Surgical Associates 4 $423.48 John A. Zitelli, M.D., P.C. 1 $105.87 Kingston Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Laurel Laser and Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Leader Surgery Center 3 $317.61 Lebanon Outpatient Surgery Ctr 4 $423.48 Lehigh Plastic Surgery Center 1 $105.87 Lowery Surgicenter 3 $317.61 Main Line Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Mercy Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Mifflin County CommunitySurgery Center 2 $211.74 Mt. Lebanon Surgery Center 1 $105.87 NEI Surgery Center 2 $211.74 North Shore Surgi-Center 2 $211.74 Northeast Surgery Center (Lackawanna Physicians) 3 $317.61 Northwood Surgery Center 3 $317.61 Ophthalmology Surgery Center 3 $317.61 Paoli ASF 4 $423.48 Penn Surgery Institute 3 $317.61 Pennsylvania Eye Surgery Ctr 2 $211.74 Philadelphia Surgi-Center 2 $211.74 Pocono Ambulatory Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Progressive Surgery Institute 2 $211.74 Reading Surgery Center 3 $317.61 Riverview Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Scranton Endoscopy Center 2 $211.74 Sewickley Valley Hospital S.C. 4 $423.48 Shadyside Surgery Center 1 $105.87 Southwestern Ambulatory 4 $423.48 Southwestern PA Eye Center 2 $211.74 St. Vincent Surgery Center 5 $529.35 Summit Surgery Center 6 $635.22 Surgery and Laser Center LLC 4 $423.48 Surgery Center of Bucks County 2 $211.74 Surgery Center of Chester County 3 $317.61 Surgery Center of York 5 $529.35 Surgical Specialty Center of NEPA 3 $317.61 Susquehanna Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Susquehanna Valley Surgery Ctr 7 $741.09 The Eye Surgery Center 2 $211.74 The Sally Balin 2 $211.74 The Surgi-Center at Ligonier 1 $105.87 Three Rivers Endoscopy Center 3 $317.61 Tri-County Outpatient 2 $211.74 Twin Rivers Endoscopy 1 $105.87 UPMC Monroeville 3 $317.61 Valley Surgery Center 4 $423.48 Valley View 2 $211.74 Village Surgicenter 6 $635.22 Western Pennsylania 5 $529.35 West Shore Endoscopy 4 $423.48 West Shore Surgery Center 8 $846.96 Westfield Surgery Center 2 $211.74 Wills Surgery Center--South Philadelphia 2 $211.74 Wills Surgery Center of Plymouth Meeting 2 $211.74 Wills Surgery Center of the Northeast 3 $317.61 York Endoscopy 2 $211.74 Zitelli South Ambulatory 1 $105.87 Total All ASF 325 105 $34,407.75
Private Psychiatric Beds as of January 1, 2002
Name of Facility Licensed
BedsCount
Surcharge
Amount Due
Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment 147 $15,562.89 Clarion Psychiatric Center 52 $5,505.24 Devereux Mapleton Psychiatric Institute 33 $3,493.71 Eugenia Hospital 126 $13,339.62 Fairmount Behavioral Health System 140 $14,821.80 First Hospital Wyoming Valley 96 $10,163.52 Foundations Behavioral Health 54 $5,716.98 Friends Hospital 192 $20,327.04 Kidspeace Hospital 80 $8,469.60 Kirkbride Center 74 $7,834.38 Montgomery County MH/MR Emergency Service 63 $6,669.81 Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry 146 $15,457.02 Philhaven Hospital 83 $8,787.21 Southwood Psychiatric Hospital 21 $2,223.27 St John Vianney Hospital 54 $5,716.98 The Horsham Clinic 146 $15,457.02 The Meadows Psychiatric Center 69 $7,305.03 Total All ASF 1,576 17 $166,851.12
Birth Centers as of January 1, 2002
Facility Name Birth Rooms Count Surcharge
Amount DueBirth Care & Family Health Services 2 $211.74 The Birth Center 2 $211.74 Reading Birth & Women's Center 2 $211.74 The Birth Place 1 $105.87 Valley Birthplace 1 $105.87 Total All Birth Centers 8 5 $846.96
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ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1847. Filed for public inspection October 18, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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