New law expected to fuel Orlando hospital building boom

The law eliminates the requirement to apply Certificates of Need


The Florida Legislature’s passage this year of a new law is expected to accelerate construction of new hospitals in Central Florida and could bring new players into what’s now an open market, according to an article on the Orlando Sentinel website.

The law eliminates the requirement for hospitals to apply to the state Agency for Healthcare Administration for Certificates of Need (CON) to build new acute care facilities or add specialized services.

The region’s two largest healthcare organizations, Orlando Health and AdventHealth, said that while  the change doesn’t alter their long term expansion plans, it will accelerate them.

The CON process could add months, or even years, to the development of new acute care facilities.

Read the article.



July 16, 2019


Topic Area: Project Management


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