HealthSouth of Alabama, LLC v. Shelby Ridge Acquisition Corp.

BRYAN, Justice.

The Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency (“SHPDA”) granted HealthSouth of Alabama, LLC (“Health-South”), a certificate of need (“CON”) allowing HealthSouth to operate 17 inpatient physical-rehabilitation beds in Shelby County. In a separate proceeding, SHPDA granted another CON to Health-South allowing it to operate an additional 17 inpatient physical-rehabilitation beds in Shelby County. HealthSouth intended to use the two CONs to build and operate a 34-bed inpatient physical-rehabilitation hospital. Shelby Ridge Acquisition Corporation d/b/a Shelby Ridge…