Presbyterian Hospital North v. Texas Health Facilities Commission

POWERS, Justice.

Presbyterian Hospital North and Presbyterian Medical Center of Dallas, appellants, are non-profit corporations organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas. They applied jointly to the Texas Health Facilities Commission for a certificate of need that would authorize their construction and operation of a new acute-care general hospital in southwest Collin County, Texas. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4418h, Texas Health Planning and Development Act, §§ 3.01-3.15 (1976 and Supp. 1982). The Commission consolidated appellants’ application with those of five other…