Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is Hampton Roads’ only Level 1 trauma center. In 2022, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital treated nearly 5,000 trauma patients in our trauma center.
Sentara Healthcare and Eastern Virginia Medical School are partners in this life-saving community asset that serves Eastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina as one of just six Level I trauma centers in Virginia. Surgeons are fellowship-trained in trauma and critical care with expertise in injury care available around the clock.
In addition to our partnership with EVMS, Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance works with our Emergency Medical Services partners in outlying communities to speed some trauma patients to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital or transfer patients from other hospitals during the ‘golden hour’ for optimal medical intervention.
What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
Level 1 trauma centers provide the highest level of trauma care to critically ill or injured patients. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Trauma Services are verified by the Virginia Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services. Trauma Level I centers are required to have all the resources to stabilize and definitively treat even the most complex traumatic injuries with immediate availability. Level 1 Trauma Centers provide the highest level of trauma care to critically ill or injured patients.
Our Approach to Trauma Care
We understand that trauma care doesn’t begin at the moment of a traumatic event. We are active in the community with violence and injury prevention programs and we offer support for our patients and their families months and years after a traumatic event.