Citizens are invited to attend public hearings on the Proposed 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan to be conducted by the North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) at the following times and locations:
| Wilmington | July 18, 2008 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | South East Area Health Education Center [Directions] |
| Greenville | July 22, 2008 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Pitt County Office Building [Directions] Commissioners Auditorium 2nd Floor 1717 W. 5th Street Greenville, NC Staff: Victoria McClanahan |
| Asheville | July 25, 2008 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Mountain Area Health Education Center [Directions] (Between Mission St. Joseph’s and entrance for Memorial Mission Emergency Room) 501 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-468 Staff: Floyd Cogley |
| Greensboro | July 25, 2008 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Greensboro Area Health Education Center [Directions] Room 0030 – MC Moses Cone Health System 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, NC Staff: Carol Potter |
| Charlotte | July 30, 2008 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Carolinas College of Health Sciences [Directions] Auditorium 1200 Blythe Boulevard Charlotte, NC Staff: Floyd Cogley |
| Raleigh | August 1, 2008 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Jane S. McKimmon Center [Directions] (Check Front Desk for Room Number) Corner of Gorman Street & Western Blvd. Raleigh, NC Staff: Victoria McClanahan |
People commenting on the proposed plan at the public hearings are asked to supply one written copy of their remarks. People with disabilities who need assistance to participate in the public hearing are requested to notify the Medical Facilities Planning Section in advance so that reasonable accommodations can be arranged.
The State Medical Facilities Plan projects need for acute care hospital beds, operating rooms, other acute care services, inpatient rehabilitation beds, technology services and equipment, nursing care beds, home health agencies, kidney dialysis stations, hospice home care programs and inpatient beds, psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse treatment facilities, adult care home beds, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.
People wishing to review or purchase the Proposed 2009 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan or who want information about the Plan or the series of public hearings may call 919-855-3865, or write to: Medical Facilities Planning Section, Division of Health Service Regulation, 2714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2714. Inquiries may be made to this same address about comments or petitions received regarding the Proposed Plan. The Proposed 2009 Plan and the list of public hearings will also be available for viewing on the Medical Facilities Planning Web site. In addition, copies of the proposed plan will be made available to all Area Health Education Centers and to all lead regional organizations (Councils of Government) in the state. All written comments and petitions on the Proposed 2009 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan must be received in the Medical Facilities Planning Section office by 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2008.