Virginia Beach: Health Care

Sentara Healthcare, a not-for-profit health care provider in southeastern Virginia, operates nine hospitals in the Hampton Roads area, with two of them in Virginia Beach. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is a 274-bed facility that houses the region's only Level 3 Trauma Center, plus a neonatal intensive care unit and a sleep disorder clinic. It also specializes in cardiac surgery, cancer care, women's health, oncology, and orthopedics. In the fall of 2005, a $29 million wing will open with the new Sentara Heart Center and 108 all-private rooms. Sentara Bayside Hospital has 158 beds and features a vascular lab, breast cancer center, and a gastrointestinal center.

Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center is a freestanding hospital that offers psychiatric and substance abuse services for children, adolescents, and adults. Virginia Beach also has five rehabilitation centers, several nursing homes, and a dialysis center.