Case Name: ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC., Appellant/Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, Appellee/Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-01-12
Citations: 705 So. 2d 952
Docket Number: No. 97-1440
Parties: ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL, INC., Appellant/Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, Appellee/Respondent.
Judges: ERVIN and DAVIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 705
Pages: 952–952

Head Matter:
ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL, INC., Appellant/Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, Appellee/Respondent.
No. 97-1440.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 12, 1998.
Ivan Wood, Jr. of Baker & Hostetler LLP, Houston, TX; George F. Indest III and Lynn E. Burnsed of Baker & Hostetler LLP, Orlando, for Appellant/Petitioner.
Kathryn L. Kasprzak and Steven Grigas, Senior Attorneys, Agency for Health Care Administration, Tallahassee, for Appellee/Re-spondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Agency for Health Care Administration erred in concluding that the original 94-bed fixed-need pool in the Hillsborough County District was valid following this court's decision in Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America v. Tarpon Springs Hospital Foundation, Inc., 671 So.2d 217 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). Notwithstanding its error, the agency had competent, substantial evidence to support its alternative conclusion that St. Joseph's Hospital failed to prove its need for the 24 subacute skilled nursing unit beds, because the hospital did not adequately address the viability of subacute skilled nursing beds already available to meet such need application.
AFFIRMED.
ERVIN and DAVIS, JJ., concur.
KAHN, J., dissents with opinion.