Baptist Easley Hospital applied for a certificate of need for a linear accelerator in November. In August, St. Francis also applied for a CON for a linear accelerator.
These competing requests could have created opposition between the hospital and health system, because the state health plan said only one machine was needed in the area, according to the report. However, on reviewing the data, the state decided there was a need for two linear accelerators, enabling both Baptist Easley and St. Francis to receive CONs.
Both radiation therapy programs could be up and running in roughly two years, according to the report.
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