Shoolman v. Health Facilities Appeals Board

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court affirming a decision of the Health Facilities Appeals Board affirming the Department of Public Health’s grant of a determination of need pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. Ill, § 25C,3 to Massachusetts General Hospital for the construction of a new ambulatory care center.4 The plaintiffs, ten taxpayers of the Commonwealth, sought review in the Superior Court under G. L. c. 30A, § 14, as permitted by G. L. c. Ill, § 25E.

General Laws c. Ill, § 25C, provides that no substantial capital expenditure for the construction of any part of a…