The two health systems were attempting to build the ASC near Erwin, N.C., by piggybacking off a certificate of need previously issued for a new hospital.
The state ruled the outpatient surgery center did not fall under the umbrella of the original CON and there was not enough justification to transfer the CON for the new project, according to the report.
Read the Fayetteville Observer report about the rejected North Carolina surgery center.
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