MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION

Notice of Receipt of Proposed Project Change

Subject: Request for Proposed Project Change to Approved Exemption Request

Additional Information: On March 28, 2025 the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) received a notice and a request for approval of project changes under COMAR 10.24.01.17B from Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center (Docket No. 23-16-2466).

The applicant has requested approval:

On December 14, 2023, the Commission approved Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center’s (LHDCMC) CON to establish an obstetrics service and undertake a capital expansion and renovation of the existing hospital in Lanham. The approved project included the construction of new facilities for the new obstetrics service as well as for the hospital’s existing surgical services. The approved original project had an estimated cost of approximately $300 million.

LHDCMC is requesting to reduce the size of the new construction (to include just the Obstetrics Pavilion and Loading Dock expansion), and proposes to renovate the existing operating rooms, rather than construct new operating rooms. This change in approach reduces construction costs by reducing the size of the new building but also allowed LHDCMC to move the location of the Obstetrics Pavilion to the east side of campus, which reduced the degree of sitework and need for a parking structure. Altogether, these changes will save almost $100 million versus the approved project design of approximately $300 million.

Please refer to the Docket No. listed above in any correspondence on this request A copy of the Request for Project Change is available, for review, in the office of the MHCC, during regular business hours by appointment, or on the Commission’s website at www.mhcc.maryland.gov

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Ewurama Shaw-Taylor

Chief, Certificate of Need

MHCC

4160 Patterson Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21215

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