A CEO of a multihospital system is planning to expand operations into various states. It will take several years to get certificate of need (CON) approvals so that the new facilities can be constructed.
The eventual cost (in millions of dollars) of building a facility will differ among states, depending upon finances, labor, and the economic and political climate.
An outside consulting firm estimated the costs for the new facilities as based on declining, similar, or improving economies, and the associated probabilities.