University Community Hospital v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

ZEHMER, Judge.

In these consolidated cases, University Community Hospital and Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Inc., two hospitals located in District 6, appeal a final order of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) ruling that the inventory of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds for District 6 shall include 11 Level II NICU beds for Winter Haven Hospital, Inc. HRS ruled that, under the circumstances, it was estopped to exclude these beds from *1344the inventory. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on the estoppel issue.

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This controversy arose after HRS rule…