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Old 03-15-2016, 01:54 PM
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Default A Trip To The Villages Hospital

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Originally Posted by JoMar View Post
I believe any expansion must be government approved and there are demographics that must be met. Requests and funding must be started years before approvals are granted. I would think, based on the growth curve of TV, the approvals are always behind that curve.
In FL, we have a partial CoN (Certificate of Need) program. Bed expansions must be approved but Outpatient facilities are exempt:

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