Court Ruling: UPMC May Build Hospital Near Competitor

Pittsburgh-based UPMC can proceed with construction of a hospital near a competitor after a Pennsylvania appellate court overturned a zoning board decision. 

A three-judge panel for the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the zoning board erred when it decided two years ago that the code only allowed one medical center, Allegheny Health Network’s Jefferson Hospital, to operate in areas zoned as an office park. Read more.

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