Town officials are celebrating Rex Healthcare's announcement of plans to build a 50-bed hospital at the corner of N.C. 55 and Avent Ferry Road, where Rex has an urgent care center and other facilities.
The official announcement at a press conference Feb. 19 represents a major milestone in Holly Springs' years-long effort to win approval for a hospital.
The hospital effort had been in limbo since Novant Health challenged state regulators' approval of Rex's plan. Novant had maintained that it should be allowed to build the hospital instead. Novant recently dropped its challenge after the state Court of Appeals ruled against it.