Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility led by President Kurt Hofelich. The hospital is home a Level I trauma center, a burn trauma unit, Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance, Sentara Heart Hospital and several dedicated facilities and specialized services.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was the first in southeastern Virginia to be named a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence, an honor earned by fewer than 5 percent of hospitals in the U.S. The hospital was ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report in the state of Virginia and in the Virginia Beach metro area, and was nationally ranked in the following specialties: cardiology and heart surgery and otolaryngology. In 2015, Healthgrades recognized Sentara Norfolk with the excellence awards in neurosurgery and critical care.
The Sentara Heart Hospital at Norfolk has all private rooms, including 112 inpatient beds and 45 pre/post procedural rooms for patients. It is one of the largest cardiology programs in Virginia, offering a comprehensive list of cardiac services including diagnostics, open heart surgery and transplants.
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