Welcome to the Public Hearing Project Calendar for the
Division of Certificate of Public Need (DCOPN)
As a service to Virginia residents, this site will provide information on the scheduling of public hearings for DCOPN projects and will be updated as changes in scheduling arise. Per section 12VAC5-220-230 D of the Regulations governing the Certificate of Public Need process, DCOPN shall give notice of a scheduled public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in such county or city wherein a project is proposed or a contiguous county or city at least nine days prior to such public hearing. Notice of future public hearings will continue to be advertised per the Regulations and on this site. However, this site will not maintain a schedule for public hearings conducted by the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia (HSANV). HSANV is a non-profit organization that works toward the balanced and orderly development of health care facilities and services in the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.
Any questions regarding public hearings conducted by HSANV should be directed to hsanv@aol.com.
All other inquiries regarding Certificate of Public Need should be directed to copn@vdh.virginia.gov.
PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT CALENDAR
Notice is hereby given that two public hearings for certificate of public need requests have been scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026, to be held in the Harper Lee Meeting Room at the Russell
Memorial Library is located at 2808 Taylor Road, Chesapeake, Virginia.
The public hearing for the first project will begin at 1:00 p.m., and the applicant will have 15 minutes to present the project. Public comments will follow the applicant’s presentation. Once the first public hearing concludes, the second will begin.
The projects to be heard are:
COPN Request No. VA-8873 submitted by Bon Secours-Hampton Roads Behavioral Health, LLC to establish a 96-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital, located at 644 Independence Parkway,
Chesapeake, Virginia.
The total capital cost of the proposed project is $103,156,063.
COPN Request No. VA-8875 submitted by 1 Bon Secours ALF Real Estate, LLC to establish an inpatient psychiatric hospital with 108 adult and adolescent psychiatric beds, located at 1 Bon Secours Way, Portsmouth, Virginia.
The total capital cost of the proposed project is $58,851,473.
Any interested party may appear at these public hearings and present comments, which will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Sign-in sheets will be available at 12:45 p.m. Written comments not presented at this public hearing may be sent to the Virginia Department of Health at 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 401, Henrico, Virginia 23233 or emailed to COPN@vdh.virginia.gov.