Martha Jefferson Hospital Opens

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

The New, 50-Bed Martha Jefferson Hospital opens and is reorganized as a Not-For-Profit Community Hospital.

A Modern Medical Facility

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

Norfolk Protestant Hospital experienced rapid growth in the late 1920s—much of it due to the leadership of local businessman David Pender, who became president of the board of directors in 1926. Pender raised $300,000 for updates to the hospital, including new...

Bell Hospital Opens in Williamsburg

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

In 1925, local physician Baxter Bell opened Bell Hospital on Cary Street in Williamsburg, Virginia. At the time, this privately owned facility was the only hospital in the area and had 20 beds for patients. Dr. Bell and his family lived in a cottage next to the...

Advancements at Dixie Hospital

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

Despite several additions, Dixie Hospital outgrew its small building by the early 1900s. In 1913, a new Dixie Hospital facility opened on East Queen Street in Hampton. The building cost $70,000 to complete, with members of the community donating much of the funds. The...

A Hospital for Rockingham County

by Justin Kirk | Oct 27, 2022

Rockingham County, nestled deep in the Shenandoah Valley, met with a growing need for a hospital in the early 1900s. When Harrisonburg resident William Glodomore Leake, a successful wood, coal, and lumberyard operator, injured his foot, he was forced to make an...