Novant Health has asked the state to build a freestanding emergency department at the old plaza at Robinhood Rd & Peacehaven Rd, duplicating two major hospitals already minutes away. The state is taking public comment now. A specific, personal comment counts. A copy-paste one does not.
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North Carolina decides these applications mainly on two questions: is there a real, unmet need, and would it unnecessarily duplicate services that already exist? On both, this falls short.
It moves on a fixed clock, and the written-comment window is short. This is the moment with the most leverage.
Novant submitted its Certificate of Need application to the state.
Anyone may comment. Specific, criteria-based comments count; identical form letters are treated as one.
Required for a project this size, held locally within 20 days after comments close. A second chance to be heard out loud.
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