What you should know:
1. Lee Birchansky, MD, applied for a CON four times over a 10-year period before receiving one on his fifth attempt in July 2017 to open an outpatient eye center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
2. Two hospitals in the area opposed the proposal, which resulted in the previous denials. Once Dr. Birchansky received his CON, the hospitals appealed the ruling.
3. The state appeals court ultimately ruled in favor of Dr. Birchansky.
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