Certificate of Need news and information

The Queen's Health Systems, Honolulu, has agreed to acquire Hawaii Medical Center West from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii and to reopen the hospital by fall 2013, according to a news release.
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A second lawsuit has landed in the federal courts challenging the constitutionality of state certificate-of-need laws that regulate when and how healthcare providers operate.
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WESTWOOD, N.J.—The state of New Jersey approved the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital before the end of the year as a joint venture between Hackensack University (N.J.) Medical Center and privately held LHP Hospital Group, Plano, Texas. The hospital, to be renamed Hackensack...
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MONTCLAIR, N.J.—Montclair Health System set plans in motion to acquire Mountainside Hospital in Montclair by filing a certificate-of-need request with the state department of health to transfer the facility's ownership.
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Montclair (N.J.) Health System set plans in motion to acquire Mountainside Hospital in Montclair by filing a certificate-of-need request with the state department of health to transfer the facility's ownership.
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Vermont officials are beginning to provide details about how the state plans to carry out its new publicly financed healthcare program.
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CHICAGO—Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison to pay for a variety of crimes committed while in office, including a kickback scheme involving the state's hospital planning board and what prosecutors described as the shakedown of a children's hospital...
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RALEIGH, N.C.—WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, held a groundbreaking ceremony this month for its $62 million, 61-bed hospital on the north side of Raleigh, according to WakeMed. WakeMed North Hospital is being built on a site that features a freestanding ambulatory center with an...
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Ruling that hospitals' interstate-commerce rights may trump state certificate-of-need laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle decided that the state of Washington didn't have clear congressional authority to prevent a hospital from performing lucrative elective procedures like stent...
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle ruled that the state of Washington didn't have clear congressional authority to prevent a hospital from performing lucrative elective procedures such as stent implantation and laser angioplasty.
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