Talk about a two-front war. High Point Regional probably breathed a sigh of relief earlier in the week when the state denied turned down Forsyth Medical Center’s plan to build a hospital in Kernersville. That fight’s not over, though.

Now Moses Cone is on the offensive with its plan to build an outpatient medical complex that would include an emergency room in north High Point, a move that drew a response from the city. Turn it down, HP officials told the state, although it’s never clear whether the state is listening.

Doesn’t common sense dictate that more hospitals keep more people healthy?