North Carolina passes over major providers, grants CON to spine surgery center, orthopedic practice

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services approved certificate-of-need applications from Wake Spine and Specialty Surgery Center and Triangle Orthopaedics Surgery Center, passing over some of the region’s largest healthcare institutions, Triangle Business Journal reports.

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What you should know:

1. Raleigh-based Wake Spine received approval to develop a new ASC in Raleigh with one operating room and three procedure rooms. The ASC will cost $5.6 million.

2. Raleigh-based Triangle Orthopaedics wanted to add two operating rooms to its existing surgery center for $5.6 million, but received conditional approval to add only one OR.

3. The health department denied applications from Durham-based Duke Health, Chapel Hill-based UNC Health Care, and Raleigh-based WakeMed.

4. The state said in its decision document that Wake Spine and Triangle Orthopedics had the “more effective alternatives” and were conditionally approved.

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