Governor Granholm Appoints Six Members to Certificate of Need Commission

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the appointments of Dr. Peter Ajluni, Richard Breon, Norma Hagenow, Jean Landerville, Dr. Michael Sandler, and Dr. Michael Young to the Certificate of Need Commission. The Commission is housed in the Department of Community Health and is a state regulatory program intended to balance cost, quality, and access issues to ensure that only needed health care services and facilities are developed.

“The Certificate of Need Commission is critically important to the development of health care in Michigan,” Granholm said. “It’s vital that our Commission be composed of the most qualified and effective people in the health care field. These appointments reflect that quality and excellence. These six individuals will make it a priority to continue to successfully and wisely move our health care system forward.”

A Certificate of Need must be obtained by any organization seeking to increase or reallocate the number of licensed health care beds in Michigan. A Certificate of Need is also required when capital expenditure projects involve a health care facility.

Peter Ajluni, D.O., Bloomfield Hills

• Private practice of orthopedic surgery, Mt. Clemens
• Graduate Chicago College of Osteopathy, 1969
• Bachelor’s of Science degree, University of Detroit, 1965

Richard Breon, Grand Rapids

• President and Chief Executive Officer, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids
• Master’s of Arts degree, University of Iowa, 1980
• Bachelor’s of Science degree, Iowa State University, 1973

Norma Hagenow, RN, MBA, Grand Blanc

• Chief Executive Officer and President, Genesys Health System, Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc
• Master’s in Business Administration, Indiana State University, 1988
• B.S.N., Milton College, 1981
• Graduate of Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing, 1963

Jean Landerville, Garden City

• Healthcare Administrator, Mercy Memorial Nursing Center, Monroe
• Bachelor’s of Science degree in General Dietetics, Madonna University, Livonia, 1991
• State of Michigan Nursing Home Administrator License, 1997
• Master’s degree candidate in Health Services Administration at Central Michigan University

Michael Sandler, M.D., F.A.C.R., Detroit

• Henry Ford Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology, Detroit
• Graduate of Wayne State University College of Medicine, 1971
• Graduate of University of Michigan, 1967

Michael Young, D.O., Flint

• Physician, Genesys Integrated Group Practice, PC, Flint
• Graduate of Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1983
• Bachelor’s of Science degree, Michigan State University, 1978

“This group of individuals represents a broad spectrum of perspectives from the health care industry,” Granholm said.

There are eight appointments available on the Certificate of Need Commission.

Two, Renee Turner-Bailey and James Maitland, are incumbents who were re-appointed on March 31. The remaining six positions were added to the Commission due to new legislation that went into effect on March 31. The new positions require:

• Two individuals representing hospitals
• One individual representing physicians
• One individual representing osteopathic physicians
• One physician representing school of medicine or osteopathic medicine
• One individual representing nursing homes.