Court of Appeals of Georgia February 6, 1985, 69863, 69907 (State Health Planning Review Board v. Piedmont Hospital, Inc.)

Banke, Chief Judge.

Piedmont Hospital, Inc., and West Paces Ferry Hospital, Inc., filed separate applications to the State Health Planning Agency to obtain certificates of need to establish cardiac surgery programs. The agency denied both applications, and the hospitals appealed to the State Health Planning Review Board pursuant to OCGA § 31-6-44.