Mississippi State Department of Health v. Rush Care, Inc.

WALLER, Presiding Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This matter is before the Court on appeal from a judgment of the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County reversing the Mississippi State Department of Health’s decision to grant a certifícate of need to Regency Hospital Company, LLC, for the establishment of a 40-bed long-term acute care hospital in Meridian. We reverse the chancellor’s judgment and render judgment reinstating the Mississippi State Department of Health’s issuance of the certificate of need.

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¶ 2. Regency filed an application for a certificate of need…