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 a public hearing for a certificate of public need request has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, to be held in the Main Room at the Portsmouth Main Library located at 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, Virginia. The public hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the applicant will be given 15 minutes to present its project. Public comments will follow the applicant’s presentation.
One project to be heard is COPN Request No. VA-8909 submitted by Hanover Cardiac ASC, LLC d/b/a Virginia Cardiac Surgery Center to establish a medical facility with one cardiac catheterization lab to a facility located at 633 Independence Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia. The total capital cost of the proposed project is $4,693,354.
One project to be heard is COPN Request No. VA-8913 submitted by Harbour View Medical Center d/b/a Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center to establish cardiac catheterization services with one cardiac catheterization lab at the hospital located at 1020 Bon Secours Drive, Suffolk, Virginia. The total capital cost of the proposed project is $15,092,218.
One project to be heard is COPN Request No. VA-8914 submitted by Chesapeake Heart and Vascular Center, LLC to establish a medical facility with one cardiac catheterization lab to a facility located at 844 Battlefield Boulevard, North, Suite 300, Chesapeake, Virginia. The total capital cost of the proposed project is $4,803,540.
Any interested party may appear at this public hearing and present comments, which will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Sign-in sheets will be available at 10:15 a.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.
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing for a certificate of public need request has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, to be held in the Tabb Meeting Room at the Tabb Library located at 100 Long Green Blvd, Tabb, Virginia. The public hearing will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the applicant will be given 15 minutes to present its project. Public comments will follow the applicant’s presentation.
One project to be heard is COPN Request No. VA-8910 submitted by Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital to add one cardiac catheterization lab to the hospital located at 2 Bernadine Drive, Newport News, Virginia. The total capital cost of the proposed project is $5,468,304.
One project to be heard is COPN Request No. VA-8912 submitted by Riverside Regional Medical Center to add one cardiac catheterization lab to the hospital located at 500 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, Virginia. The total capital cost of the proposed project is $40,000.
One project to be heard is COPN Request No. VA-8915 submitted by Doctors’ Hospital of Williamsburg d/b/a Riverside Doctors’ Hospital of Williamsburg to establish a medical facility with one cardiac catheterization lab to a facility located at 1500 Commonwealth Ave, Williamsburg, Virginia. The total capital cost of the proposed project is $2,250,000.
Any interested party may appear at this public hearing and present comments, which will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Sign-in sheets will be available at 2:15 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.