North Carolina Department of Health denies 3 out of 5 ASC projects, despite demand — 4 insights

The North Carolina Department of Health denied Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care, Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System and Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed’s ASC development applications, the Triangle Business Journal reports.

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What you should know:

1. Five health organizations applied for approval to open ASCs. The state sought to fill six open operating rooms.

2. The state approved one-room ASC proposals from RAC Surgery and Raleigh-based OrthoNC, leaving four ORs available.

3. The state doesn’t release its formal findings until five days after the denial.

4. A projection shows Wake County will need at least six more ORs by 2020 to meet growing demand, Triangle Business Journal reports.

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