Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is recognized as the number one ranked hospital in Virginia for the second year in a row in the 2014-15 America's Best Hospitals ranking of U.S. News & World Report. In the 2013-14 ranking, the hospital earned two national rankings.

Cardiology and Heart Surgery are ranked 44th in the country, which marks the program's 14th consecutive year among the nation's elite programs in the U.S. News national survey. For the first time, Ear, Nose and Throat is also among the nation's Top 50 programs at #41. This national ranking is due, in part, to innovative procedures used by surgeons and radiologists with Eastern Virginia Medical School for patients with head and neck cancers and traumatic injuries. Learn more about the rankings.

As the region's first Magnet Hospital, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, a 525-bed tertiary care facility, is home to the area's only Level I Trauma Center, burn trauma unit and nationally ranked heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital. In addition to a first rate heart program, the hospital is home toNightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several dedicated facilities and specialized services.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital has conducted a community health needs assessment of the area we serve. Read the assessment and how we are working to address the areas of greatest need.