Some say certificate of need stands in way of local hospitals

Law requires medical facilities to prove need before being built …

By Dakota Grossman dgrossman@mauinews.com | November 16, 2021

The site of the proposed West Maui Hospital and Medical Center is shown in 2018. The project has long been delayed due to a lack of funding as well as certificate-of-need laws, which require health care investors to prove to the state that their proposed new medical facilities or services are needed before the state will let them be built or offered. Some experts say the regulation is preventing facilities from being built and contributing to Hawaii’s health care shortage. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

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