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
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...
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...
