Overlake Medial Center, Evergreen Healthcare, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital and Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, recently filed a joint petition for reconsideration in the ongoing disagreement over a certificate of need issued to Swedish Medical Center for a new hospital in Issaquah.

On July 3, an administrative law judge ruled in favor of Swedish, essentially affirming previous decisions made in the case.

Afterward, Overlake and the other hospitals filed the petition for reconsideration.

“That’s in response to what we believe are some errors in (the judge’s) interpretation of a previous order from superior court … that limited the scope of the hearing to a limited review. We think there needs to be a broader review of the Certificate of Need given to Swedish,” said Caitlin Hillary, vice president for strategy and marketing for Overlake.

The judge is due to make a decision on the petition by Sept. 22, Hillary said.

Swedish was originally granted a Certificate of Need by the Department of Health to build a 175-bed hospital in the Issaquah Highlands.

“We’re just ecstatic about the reaffirmation of the Certificate of Need,” said Kevin Brown, chief strategic officer, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of the Swedish Issaquah campus.

“We’re just continuing to look forward and focus on our planning,” Brown said, noting that the hospital is nearing completion of its master planning process for the 18 acres it owns in the Issaquah Highlands.

“The volumes of patients that we’re seeing through the existing facility speaks to the incredible need,” he said.