Legal Opinion

HCA Health Services of Georgia, Inc. v. Roach

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 12, 1995No. S95A0089, S95A0126PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

In 1986, the State Health Planning Agency (SHPA) “grandfathered” a health care facility into the Certificate of Need (CON) program and, in 1992, a proposal by Surgical Healthcare Corporation (SHC) to relocate the facility within three miles of its existing location was determined by SHPA to be exempt from CON requirements. HCA Health Services (HCA), as a competitor of SHC, challenged both of SHPA’s decisions by filing separate petitions for judicial review and mandamus relief. The trial court dismissed HCA’s actions. On appeal, however, this court reversed the dismissal of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Glustrom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  2. Sundberg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Department of Transportation v. Del-Cook Timber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. HCA Health Services, Inc. v. RoachSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. ABC Home Health Services, Inc. v. Georgia Department of Medical AssistanceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Premier Health Care Investments, LLC v. Uhs of Anchor, L.PSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. North Fulton Medical Center, Inc. v. StephensonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Department of Community Health, Division of Health Planning v. Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Wickham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. RoachSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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