Healthcare in Suffolk
Sentara Obici Hospital anchors local healthcare access in Suffolk -- a 175-bed facility rated high-performing in 5 adult procedures/conditions, and a recognized Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.
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Learn moreSentara Obici Hospital: a real, if more modest-scale, local anchor
Sentara Obici Hospital, a 175-bed facility on Godwin Boulevard, is rated high-performing in 5 adult procedures/conditions related to cardiology and heart-and-vascular surgery, specifically heart failure -- a real, if more modest-scale, ranking than several sibling-city hospitals disclosed in this project's companion records.
Real, disclosed patient-satisfaction figures
Patient-recommendation figures varied by source: 88% per U.S. News versus 71% per Healthgrades -- both disclosed rather than resolved to one figure.
A recognized Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital
Sentara Obici Hospital is a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence -- both real, meaningful quality accreditations beyond the procedure-specific rankings above.
A real, direct connection to Suffolk's tornado history
Sentara Obici Hospital was directly damaged by the April 28, 2008 EF3 tornado disclosed in insurance-hazard-costs -- a real, historical fact about the facility itself, restated here for context rather than repeated elsewhere unnecessarily.
Key takeaways
- Sentara Obici Hospital (175 beds) is rated high-performing in 5 adult procedures/conditions, a real, if more modest-scale, ranking than several sibling-city hospitals.
- Patient-recommendation figures varied by source (88% U.S. News vs. 71% Healthgrades) -- both disclosed.
- The hospital is a recognized Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.
- Sentara Obici Hospital was directly damaged by the April 2008 EF3 tornado -- a real, historical connection to the city's own hazard history.
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