Reston Hospital Center, LLC v. Karen Remley, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.P., etc.

D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.

The State Health Commissioner issued a certificate of public need (COPN) to Inova Health Care Services authorizing it to relocate a medical radiation therapy service from Inova Fairfax Hospital to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, both situated in Fairfax County. A competitor, Reston Hospital Center, LLC, objected to the relocation during the administrative process and on appeal to the circuit court. The circuit court held that the Commissioner acted within her authority when she issued the COPN. We agree and affirm the circuit court’s ruling.

I. Background

A. The Administrative…