Prior to making any decision to approve, with or without modification, or deny any application filed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-486a, the Attorney General and the executive director shall jointly conduct one or more public hearings, one of which shall be in the primary service area of the nonprofit hospital. At least fourteen days before conducting the public hearing, the Attorney General and the executive director shall provide notice of the time and place of the hearing through publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the affected community.