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North Carolina's Healthcare Shakeup: New Beds, Sidelined Cancer Hospital

1/11/2025

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North Carolina's healthcare landscape is shifting as the State Medical Facilities Plan allocates 237 acute-care beds in Wake County and 82 in nearby regions. Novant Health's ambitious $249 million cancer hospital project in Asheville was sidelined for AdventHealth, highlighting how stringent certificate of need laws stifle competition, driving up costs and extending wait times for patients.

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North Carolina's healthcare landscape is shifting as the State Medical Facilities Plan allocates 237 acute-care beds in Wake County and 82 in nearby regions. Novant Health's ambitious $249 million cancer hospital project in Asheville was sidelined for AdventHealth, highlighting how stringent certificate of need laws stifle competition, driving up costs and extending wait times for patients.