Piedmont Medical Center awarded right to build Fort Mill hospital
By Don Worthington, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.) | |
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In a decision released Tuesday, Judge
Lenski's decision is the latest step in a nearly 10-year battle over who gets to build a
For now, PMC is moving forward foward with plans to build while
Tuesday's decision ended a long wait for the two hospitals. Lenski heard arguments during 15 days in April and
Masterton said the next step is to start planning for construction. He said he hopes to have the hospital open by 2018.
"What won't change," Hummer said, "is we are committed to taking care of
In his 40-page opinion, Lenski agreed with Piedmont's argument that a
In considering economic harm, Lenski said the loss of patients would adversely affect
The judge also said that awarding a certificate certicate of need to
The "court finds CHS's assumption that it would not take patients or market share from
Lenski, basing his opinion on expert testimony, estimated that if
Since last year's hearing,
Lenski also wrote that
Lenski wrote that the per-bed cost for each proposal was
In its application,
Lenski also said
The judge also wrote that
The judge also said that the guidelines
Lenski noted in his ruling that both
But Matthews said
Dr.
The decision, if it stands, will also remove uncertainty that has hung over physicians and
With Tuesday's decision, Singhi said his practice will move forward with hiring two cardiologists. "Other resources" may also come to
Health care experts said the issue of patients leaving
Patient referrals are usually determined by the hospital a doctor is affiliated with and the patient's insurance company.
"Those loyalities have been long established," said
"Patients will continue to move back and forth," said
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