Five things to know:
1. Sight Partner Holdings, doing business as Northwest Eye Surgeons, is seeking a certificate-of-need exemption for the new location in Seattle.
2. The group already applied for a CON and is awaiting a decision. Because of another organization’s CON application, Northwest Eye Surgeons’ application is under a concurrent review process.
3. An exemption until a decision is reached would allow the group to begin construction on the ASC.
4. Northwest Eye Surgeons expects to grow patients and revenue by 5 percent due to “improved processes in the new location and better access for patients.”
5. In addition to four ASCs, Northwest Eye Surgeons operates seven clinics in Washington.
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