BEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Bedford Medical Center, appeals from a district court’s decision which affirmed the defendant’s, Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, decision denying the plaintiff reimbursement under the Medicare Act for certain expenses. We affirm.

I

The plaintiff is a 117-bed, general, short-term hospital located in Bedford, Indiana. During the relevant time periods, the plaintiff was a Medicare certified “provider of services.” 42 C.F.R. §§ 489.1-489.11 (1982). In accordance with Medicare requirements, the plaintiff submitted to the…