Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Inc. v. Peterson

By Judge James W. Haley, Jr.

The issue here for resolution is whether one hospital corporation has shown “good cause” to permit it to participate as a party to the application of another hospital corporation for a certificate of public need.

On November 15, 1999, the State Health Commissioner (“Commissioner”) determined that Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Inc., (“Chippenham”) had not shown “good cause” to participate as a party in the application of Bon Secours-Richmond Health Systems, Inc., et al. (“Bon *437Secours”) to replace Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond with a facility in…