Legal Opinion
Affinity Hospital, LLC v. St. Vincent's Health System
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 30, 2012No. 2111014, 2111015, 2111062, and 2111063PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Judge.
These appeals concern whether the Montgomery Circuit Court erred in reversing a State agency’s decision to allow Affinity Hospital, LLC, d/b/a Trinity Medical Center of Birmingham (“Trinity”), to relocate its hospital. For the reasons explained below, we conclude that the circuit court erred, and we reverse its judgment.
*1025 Procedural History and Factual Background
Trinity owns and operates a hospital located on Montclair Road in Birmingham (“the Montclair campus”) in Jefferson County. In December 2008, Trinity applied with the State Health Planning and Development Agency (“SHPDA”)…
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