by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
In 1983, the Medical Center Hospitals Board of Directors voted to form Alliance Healthcare System, a nonprofit holding company, transforming the organization from a hospital company into an integrated healthcare system. This new corporate structure allowed for more...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Medical Center Hospitals continued to expand their services in the early 1980s. Nightingale air ambulance service became operational in February 1982, becoming the first hospital-based air ambulance in Virginia. The Nightingale helicopter served a 125-mile radius...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Rockingham Memorial Hospital opens the first hospice program in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area.
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Norfolk General Hospital made headlines worldwide when the nation’s first IVF baby was born there in 1981. After 40 years of fertility research at Johns Hopkins University, doctors Howard and Georgeanna Jones relocated to Hampton Roads. They opened the Jones Institute...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
By 1979, Norfolk General Hospital had emerged as the region’s tertiary care center—an industry designation for hospitals with the most sophisticated services. The 1970s were a time of rapid advancement for Norfolk General. The hospital purchased laser instruments for...
