An ambulatory surgery center in Kitty Hawk, NC will remain closed for the foreseeable future, thanks to the latest certificate-of-need ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals, OBX Today reports.
A unanimous three-judge appellate panel reversed a lower court decision. The lower court’s order might have allowed the center to reopen with minimal new state red tape.
The case involves an ambulatory surgery center that operated in the Outer Banks beach community from 1989 to 2017. Owner Sentara had two state certificates of need for the facility that included an urgent care and diagnostic center.
Sentara said at the time the condition of the building that was once known as Regional Medical Center was the primary factor in its closing. Read more.
