At its meeting on February 7, 2008, the State Hospital Review and Planning Council (SHRPC) approved (in some cases with conditions or contingencies), the following GNYHA member projects: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, construction of a new Women's Hospital bed tower and certification of 35 net new maternity beds; Staten Island University Hospital North, amendment of the previously approved Certificate of Need (CON) to renovate and expand the existing emergency department because of project cost increase; St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Inc., major modernization and expansion; Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, amendment of the previously approved CON because of an increase in the cost of the project; and St. John's Queens Hospital, designation as a stroke center.
     
The following ambulatory surgery centers received approval for a five-year limited life:  Amherst General Endoscopy Center, approval for change in ownership of Kaleida Health Care System's Amherst extension clinic; AllHealth Diagnostic and Treatment Center; and The Plastic Surgery Center of Westchester, LLC.