 Teaching
Hospitals
 Children's
Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk
The
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters is the only
free-standing children's hospital in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
has 186 beds. It is the regional pediatric referral center for coastal
Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. Over the past several years,
the hospital has recorded over 125,000 outpatients visits and over
7,000 inpatient admissions. The faculty are involved in research
locally, nationally, and internationally. The
Center for Pediatric Research is a partnership program of EVMS and
CHKD.
 Naval
Medical Center, Portsmouth
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
occupies a 112-acre site along the Elizabeth River in downtown
Portsmouth. This fully accredited, tertiary care hospital is a 360-bed
facility with an average daily inpatient load of 238 patients. Through
its extensive graduate Medical Education Programs, the Naval Medical
Center conducts internships and residency training in medicine,
dentistry, psychology, and pastoral care. Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth is one of three major teaching hospitals in the Navy with
residency programs in 13 specialty areas.
 Sentara
Leigh Hospital, Norfolk
Sentara Leigh Hospital is a 250-bed acute care facility located at
the center of the growth corridor serving Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and
Chesapeake. The hospital is known for its Institute of Video Surgery,
offering state-of-the-art techniques for general, urological,
gynecological and orthopedic surgeries; its Orthopedic Specialty
Center, serving the majority of the area's joint replacement patients;
and its advancements in outpatient diagnostics. Other services include
a recently expanded Family Maternity Suite, a mobile mammography unit,
and breast and reconstructive surgery.
 Sentara
Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 644-bed tertiary care
facility regionally and nationally known for many of its programs. It
is the region's main tertiary care center and the primary teaching
hospital for undergraduate and graduate education at EVMS. Special
services available include the Nightingale Air Ambulance, which serves
the hospital's busy Level I Trauma Center. The Heart Pavilion has
active programs in invasive and noninvasive cardiology, open heart
surgery, heart and lung transplant, and cardiac rehabilitation. The
hospital also has an active kidney transplant service as well as
on-site programs in sleep medicine, epilepsy and oncology.
 Sentara
Virginia Beach General
Hospital, Virginia Beach
Sentara Virginia
Beach General Hospital is a 274-bed acute care hospital dedicated
to providing a comprehensive array of sophisticated services including
open heart surgery; trauma services; and a Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit. Virginia Beach General Hospital also offers innovative technology
in the areas of orthopedics and neurosciences with a dedicated nursing
wing for services including stroke treatment, total joint replacements
and trauma surgery. Other specialty services encompass a Diabetes
Treatment Center, an accredited Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of
wellness programs including community education classes, support groups
and health screenings.
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