With construction beginning in the fall of 2024 and a target completion date of summer 2026, this new facility will ensure the community has access to quality modern healthcare.
This new acute care hospital campus will be a hub of comprehensive healthcare services, including general surgical services, intensive care, inpatient treatment, observation beds, an emergency department, catheterization lab, operating rooms, a procedural room, dialysis suite, a new helipad, imaging services, a laboratory, pathology, inpatient pharmacy, rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, and several other support departments.
The services offered within the new hospital and current clinics will focus on treating the whole patient. This new hospital campus will allow us to boost clinical capabilities and bring innovative medical technologies to meet the evolving needs of our patients. It will also enhance the overall patient experience and meet the community’s needs for generations to come, with the capacity to expand as required.
Sentara’s impact in the Halifax region
- As the largest private employer in Halifax County, with 820 employees, Sentara supports more than 1,270 jobs in the region.
- The annual economic impact in the Halifax community totaled $161.9 million in 2023, including purchasing $24.6 million in supplies and services from regional businesses to support the local economy.
- Sentara Cares, Sentara's Community Engagement and Impact program, has provided $1.5 million to support community partners, including addressing workforce shortages by investing in the next generation of healthcare workers through scholarships to high school seniors and supporting the training of nursing students at Southside Virginia Community College.
- Sentara continues to build on its continued partnership with local EMS to expand ambulance service in the region to support and increase access to emergency care.
Services offered to the community
Anesthesiology, Behavioral Health, Cardiology, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Critical Care, Dentistry, Dialysis, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynecology, Hematology/Oncology, Home Health, Hospice, Infectious Disease, Infusion Services, Internal Medicine, Laboratory, Nephrology, Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics, Pathology, Pediatrics, Inpatient Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Respiratory Therapy, and Sleep Study.
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital breaks ground on new hospital
In a major milestone for the region, Sentara broke ground on the new Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (SHRH), a state-of-the-art facility set to open in summer 2026.
Sentara Health increases investment in new Halifax hospital
Sentara Health announced an investment of more than $107 million to build the new Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, a significant increase from the $70 million preliminary plan first announced in 2023.
New Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital releases renderings
The new hospital is designed to be sustainable in the current environment and beyond, and flexible enough to adapt to changes in the delivery of care based on the needs of the community.