Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia © 2000 - 2025
3040 Williams Drive, Suite 200 Fairfax, Virginia 22031
Phone: (703) 573-3100 Email:[email protected]
Announcements & News
Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia
3040 Williams Drive, Suite 200
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
HSANV staff are on a hybrid schedule and telecommute most days. HSANV is located within the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) offices.
Virginia COPN Program:
Note: Application materials for a Certificate of Need are obtained through the Virginia’s state DCOPN program office and can be downloaded from the state website. Applications for proposed facilities and/or services in Health Planning Region II/Planning District 8 are submitted to both the state offices and to the HSANV offices.
2025 Virginia Legislative Session
Of Interest

Facility Profiles :
Hospital inpatient utilization profiles for all Virginia acute care hospitals:
County Profiles:
Inpatient acute care patient use profiles for all Virginia residents by county of residence:
NVA Demographic Quick Facts for NVA Counties
Meetings & Public Notices
October 2025
No Meetings in October
November 2025
HSANV Board of Directors Meeting *
Monday, November 10, 2025 (Tentative)
7:30 P.M.
Notes:
Meeting materials are emailed to the Board and are posted for download in a zip compressed file. Details for audio/phone access will be posted prior to the meeting.
*In-person Meetings held at:
3040 Williams Drive, 2nd Floor NVRC Conference Room Fairfax VA 22031
Approved Minutes & Meeting Materials
Approved Minutes from HSANV Board Meetings ( PDF)
Packages for 2024 & 2025 HSANV Board Meetings (ZIP)
In the News
Select Data & Demographics
Older Historic Inpatient Trends:
Beds, Days, Occupancy and ED Visits
Economic Population Demographics
- Northern Virginia Comparative Economic Characteristics 2015 - 2019 ACS by County (Excel Workbook)
Leading Causes of Death
Leading Causes of Death with tables by PD/County/Independent City for Virginia residents (Excel)
Leading Causes of Death Charts Northern Virginia, Virginia rand United Stated 2010-2019 (PDF)
Covid-19: Data Charts (PDF)
Members of the public are invited to attend meetings Board Meetings and Public Hearings of the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia (HSANV).
Call-in access information will be provided below prior to any meeting.
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