Unitypoint Health Cedar Rapids v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Health, 927 N.W.2d 216 (2019)

Jan. 9, 2019 · Court of Appeals of Iowa · No. 17-1317
927 N.W.2d 216
UNITYPOINT HEALTH CEDAR RAPIDS d/b/a St. Luke's Hospital, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, State Health Facilities Council, Defendant-Appellee, and Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids d/b/a Mercy Medical Center, Intervenor/Appellee.

UNITYPOINT HEALTH CEDAR RAPIDS d/b/a St. Luke's Hospital, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, State Health Facilities Council, Defendant-Appellee,
and
Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids d/b/a Mercy Medical Center, Intervenor/Appellee.

No. 17-1317

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed January 9, 2019

DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION See Iowa R. App. P. 6.904

A hospital appeals from the district court's decision on judicial review affirming the State Health Facilities Council's decision to grant a certificate of need to another nearby hospital, thereby allowing that hospital to establish its own open-heart surgical program. AFFIRMED.

AFFIRMED.