by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Leigh Memorial Hospital moves to its present-day location in Norfolk.
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
In the 1970s, a group of Virginia doctors envisioned creating a center for outpatient surgery, which would help patients avoid the costs associated with overnight hospital stays. In 1976, their vision was realized when Virginia’s first free-standing ambulatory...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
In 1972, a for-profit company called Extendicare announced plans to build a hospital in the Pembroke area of Virginia Beach. Three years later, Bayside Hospital opened, featuring over 250 beds. Completed at a cost of nearly $9 million, the five-story hospital became...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Dixie Hospital is renamed Hampton General Hospital.
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
In 1972, Norfolk General Hospital and Leigh Memorial Hospital merged to form Medical Center Hospitals. The two hospitals, only one mile apart, had considered joining forces for decades. By the early 1970s, each hospital’s board recognized that combining would enable...
