Members of the state’s Certificate of Need Review Board voted to delay approval of a new ambulatory surgery center in Montgomery on Wednesday.
Loxley Mayor Richard Teal said he is disappointed after the Certificate of Need (CON) Review Board denied South Baldwin Regional Medical Center’s plans for a freestanding emergency department in the city. However, he said the fight for the people is not over.
The case was contested in June 2023 and still has not been resolved. Meanwhile, people in the rural areas surrounding Loxley have few health care options.
State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) filed legislation on Tuesday exempting rural Alabama hospitals and health care facilities from certificate of need.
There is a constitutional case against CON laws that could be tried as we wait on the legislature to reconsider the law.
The certificate of need process in Alabama is a “waste of health care resources,” according to State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia).
An outpatient surgery center could be coming to Morgan County, if the Certificate of Need (CON) board approves it.
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