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Virginia COPN requests for outpatient surgery and operating rooms

90+ Virginia certificate of public need requests for outpatient surgery and operating rooms with applications received since January 2016, from VDH's public notices, DCOPN staff reports, the Commissioner's decisions and VDH's request log.

90+requests with applications since 2016
70+approved in full or in part
1denied
2pending as of October 27, 2026

Where they were filed

The busiest planning districts were PD 8, PD 15, PD 20 and PD 21. The median request took about five months from application to decision.

The most recent requests

RequestApplicantDistrictApplicationOutcome
VA-8908Eye Surgery Center of Virginia, LLCPD 10Sep 10, 2026Pending
VA-8901Children's Hospital d/b/a Children's NationalSep 10, 2026Pending
VA-8871UVA Health Orthopedic Center Ivy RoadPD 10Mar 10, 2026Approved
VA-8825Virginia Plastic Surgery Center, LLCPD 20Sep 24, 2025Denied
VA-8835Franconia-Springfield Surgery Center II LLCPD 8Jul 31, 2025Partially approved
VA-8833Fairfax Colon and Rectal SurgeryPD 8Jul 31, 2025Approved
VA-8811Fredericksburg Ambulatory Surgery CenterPD 16Jan 29, 2025Approved
VA-8810Surgi-Center of Central VirginiaPD 16Jan 29, 2025Approved
VA-8780North Virginia Surgicenter, LLCPD 8Aug 1, 2024Approved
VA-8778Eisenhower, LLCPD 8Aug 1, 2024Approved
VA-8776Absolute Dermatology ASC, LLCPD 15Jul 31, 2024Approved
VA-8753Virginia Eye InstitutePD 15Jan 30, 2024Approved

Request numbers link to the first VDH document posted for that request. Dates are the application date, or the notice date where VDH records no application date.

What the full file adds

Each row in the subscriber file also carries the capital cost, the competing requests, the DCOPN staff recommendation and the reasons behind it, the charity care condition, the certificate number and links to every VDH document. Pending requests and letters of intent come with the five closest decided cases.

Founding rate

$500 a year for the first five subscribers. Reserving is free; the first file and invoice go out in January 2027.