March 31, 2016
I recently attended an event to celebrate the
newly renovated and expanded Sentara Leigh Hospital on Kempsville Road, just a
few miles from campus. Sentara Leigh Hospital is a part of Sentara
Healthcare and is the primary emergency provider for our campus. We
appreciate the positive relationship we have with Sentara on a broad variety of
issues and services.
Sentara Healthcare is a not-for-profit health
care organization serving Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is
headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and provides services to more than two
million residents in the Hampton Roads region.
Sentara operates more than 100 sites,
including ten acute care hospitals with a total of 1,911 beds, nine outpatient
care campuses, seven nursing centers, three assisted living centers, and about
380 primary care and multi-specialty physicians. Sentara also provides health
coverage plans, home health and hospice services, physical therapy and
rehabilitation services, and specialized services, including Nightingale which,
in 1982, became the region's first air ambulance.
Two years ago, Sentara Leigh Hospital began
the long-awaited journey to build a new state-of-the-art facility. Completed
recently, the campus renovations will enable the Hospital to better meet the
needs and expectations of our community offering comprehensive services for area
residents with specialization in orthopedic, cardiac, advanced imaging, general
surgical, gynecological, obstetrical and comprehensive breast care services.
Highlights of the transformation include:
- Two five-story patient towers replacing the 1977-era patient wings
- A two-story atrium lobby that will welcome visitors and patients to renovated outpatient areas and public space
- A multi-story parking garage with 400 spaces
