Department of Health v. Columbia West Corp.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court for Lancaster County affirming the decision of the Certificate of Need Appeal Panel of the Nebraska Department of Health. The Certificate of Need Appeal Panel reversed a decision of the Certificate of Need Review Committee.

At issue here, essentially, is whether appellee Columbia West Corporation should be permitted to purchase from Valley View Care Centre, Inc., a nursing home facility of 112-bed capacity at a price of $20,000 per bed, or $2,240,000. Valley View is an intermediate-care facility, described in the Nebraska Health Care…