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The waiting is over. The official AHCA Fixed Need Pool projections have been released. Positive bed need is shown in 31 nursing home subdistricts. This includes the following subdistricts with a projected Need in excess of 200 beds: Subdistrict 3-2 (Alachua, Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafeyette, Levy and Union counties); Subdistrict 3-7 (Lake and Sumter counties); Subdistrict 6-5 (Polk County); Subdistrict 7-2 (Orange County). There are an additional 10 subdistricts with projected Need in excess of 100 beds. Below is a complete listing of all subdistricts with the projected Need:
Community Nursing Home Bed Need
| District 1 | |
|---|---|
| Subdistrict 1 | 160 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 0 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 0 |
| District 2 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 56 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 63 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 14 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 86 |
| Subdistrict 5 | 19 |
| District 3 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 99 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 227 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 43 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 140 |
| Subdistrict 5 | 65 |
| Subdistrict 6 | 66 |
| Subdistrict 7 | 205 |
| District 4 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 111 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 170 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 167 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 0 |
| District 5 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 67 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 89 |
| District 6 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 110 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 0 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 0 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 25 |
| Subdistrict 5 | 203 |
| District 7 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 131 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 218 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 130 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 122 |
| District 8 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 23 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 37 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 0 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 0 |
| Subdistrict 5 | 40 |
| Subdistrict 6 | 0 |
| District 9 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 18 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 37 |
| Subdistrict 3 | 6 |
| Subdistrict 4 | 0 |
| Subdistrict 5 | 0 |
| District 11 | |
| Subdistrict 1 | 168 |
| Subdistrict 2 | 0 |
Geoffrey D. Smith is a shareholder in the law firm of Smith & Associates, and has practiced in the area of health care law and CON regulation for over 20 years.
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