IOWA STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH v. HERTKO

No. 62887.

282 N.W.2d 744 (1979)

IOWA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and Norman Pawlewski, Commissioner, Appellants, Polk County ex rel. Dan L. Johnston, Intervenor-Appellant, v. Edward J. HERTKO, Ronald R. Grooters, Hooshang Soltanzadeh, M.D.'s, and Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Appellees. IOWA HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY, INC., Appellant, Polk County ex rel. Dan L. Johnston, Intervenor-Appellant, v. IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee. Edward J. HERTKO, Ronald K. Grooters, Hooshang Soltanzadeh, M.D.'s and Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Appellees, v. HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY, INC., Iowa State Department of Health and Norman Pawlewski, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Larry M. Blumberg, Fred M. Haskins and Sara K. Johnson, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellants Iowa Department of Health and Norman Pawlewski.

Robert F. Holz, Jr. and Edwin N. McIntosh, of Thoma, Schoenthal, Davis, Hockenberg & Wine, Des Moines, for appellant Iowa Health Systems Agency, Inc.

Dan L. Johnston, Polk County Atty., and E. LaVon French, Asst. County Atty., for intervenor-appellant Polk County.

Edgar H. Bittle, of Belin, Harris, Helmick & Lovrien, Des Moines, for appellee Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

Michael H. Figenshaw and Marsha K. Ternus, of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, Des Moines, for appellees Edward J. Hertko, Ronald K. Grooters and Hooshang Soltanzadeh, M.D.'s.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, McCORMICK and McGIVERIN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

These three consolidated cases involve questions arising from attempted enforcement of the Iowa Certificate of Need Law, sections 135.61-.83, The Code 1979. Appellants Iowa State Department of Health (ISDH) and Iowa Health System Agency, Inc. (HSA) appeal from adverse trial court judgments in two injunction actions by which they sought to prevent performance of open heart surgery at Iowa Methodist Medical...

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