The New Williamsburg Community Hospital Opens

by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022

The new Williamsburg Community Hospital opens, replacing the antiquated Bell Hospital.

New Facilities for Virginia Beach

by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022

Recognizing their community’s need for a larger hospital, the Virginia Beach City Council donated land for an expanded hospital on 25th Street and Arctic Avenue in 1960. After raising almost $1 million, the new General Hospital of Virginia Beach opened in 1961,...

Dixie Hospital Relocates

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

Dixie Hospital Relocates to a New Facility on Victoria Boulevard in Hampton.

Charity Care and Expansion at Norfolk General

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

Through the 1950s, Norfolk General Hospital continued to operate as a charity organization. The hospital provided care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay—taking in over 50 percent of Norfolk’s indigent patients. To keep up with the costs of charity care and pay...

Louise Obici Memorial Hospital Opens in Suffolk

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

Italian immigrant Amedeo Obici made Suffolk, Virginia, famous when he relocated his business, Planters Peanut Company, there in 1921. When his wife Louise died, Obici sought to honor her with a memorial that would also benefit his adopted community. In 1945, Obici set...