Hospitals see Changes in Alabama’s Certificate of Need Process

| April 18, 2016 

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If you don’t work in the healthcare industry, you might not be familiar with Alabama’s Certificate of Need process. It’s bureaucratic, often with mounds of paperwork and legal fees, but it determines what healthcare facilities get built in the state. And in some cases, which ones are blocked. We hear about the process and some changes in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

 

 

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