Novant expansion hits roadblock — again
Becker's Healthcare December 13, 2024
North Carolina officials have denied Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health’s bid to build a hospital in Asheville for the second time in two years, the Triad Business Journal reported Dec. 12.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services approved Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s certificate-of-need application to expand its new hospital in Weaverville, N.C., and rejected Novant’s application for a $249 million cancer hospital in Asheville.
The state department of health cited several factors in its decision to favor AdventHealth over Novant, including better projected access for Medicare patients, lower average operating costs per admission and lower net revenue per discharge, according to the report.
The outcome echoes a 2022 decision when state officials awarded AdventHealth approval for its...