The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency voted 6-2 Oct. 28 in favor of the certificate of need request.
Attorneys for a competing surgery center argued that the market was oversaturated and the proposed ASC would negatively affect other surgery centers in the area.
The state regulator rejected these claims.
Watauga Orthopaedics, a 20-physician group, will proceed with plans to build the four-operating room surgery center, which is projected to open in 18 to 24 months.
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