The legislation, LB 999, was introduced after a dispute between physicians constructing a physician-owned hospital in Kearney, Neb., and competitor Good Samaritan Health System. However, the physician-owned hospital will be exempt from the moratorium because it is already under construction.
In March, the physicians opening the hospital and Good Samaritan tentatively agreed to work together to open the new hospital. Opponents of the new hospital still contend that two hospitals are unnecessary in Kearney, according to the report.
Read the Omaha World-News’ report on the Nebraska hospital moratorium.
