August 13, 2026 – An appeal related to a certificate of need application for Cone Health’s planned hospital has been dismissed, the health system said. Cone Health expects to receive its CON in the coming days. The $250 million, 161,578-sq-ft Cone Health Mebane Hospital will be adjacent to Cone Health MedCenter Mebane.
Once Cone Health is issued the certificate of need, design work will move forward, with the facility targeted to open by early 2030.
The Certificate of Need application included plans for: Drawing of Mebane Hospital
- 46 acute care beds
- 15 emergency department bays
- 3 general operating rooms
- 1 C-section operating room
- 2 procedure rooms
- 3 obstetric labor, delivery, recovery beds
- 7 observation beds
- Imaging, ancillary and support services