by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
In 1995, Sentara opened CarePlex Outpatient Center in Hampton. The new, state-of-the-art facility featured 24-hour emergency services, a surgical center, diagnostics, physical therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation. The Center was designed as a full-service facility,...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Sentara receives the U.S. Senate Productivity Award.
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
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...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Despite the rapid expansion in hospital facilities during the first half of the 20th century, no civilian hospital existed between Alexandria and Fredericksburg, Virginia. To address this, the Potomac Hospital Corporation formed in 1968. Membership quickly grew to...
