Virginia Beach healthcare
What should a retiree know about Virginia Beach's hospitals, specialties, and current bed-count difference?
The catalog maps four distinct records: BHC Dam Neck Annex, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, and Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center. It lists 82 pharmacies and 202 selected specialist listings. The records should remain distinct by facility type, role, ownership, and capacity source.
Sentara's current description says Virginia Beach General has 273 beds and the region's only Level III Trauma Center. The prepared catalog carries 320 beds for the same general acute-care record. Princess Anne is listed in the catalog at 221 beds, while the source packet reviewed here does not add a current official Princess Anne bed total. Ask Sentara which current licensed or staffed capacity explains the 320 and 273 values before relying on them.
Virginia Beach General lists emergency, heart and vascular, neuroscience, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine, cancer, imaging, behavioral health, and inpatient rehabilitation. Princess Anne lists emergency, imaging, heart and vascular, diabetes, orthopedics, sleep, and surgery. Sentara Norfolk General provides Level I trauma services. Confirm network status, referrals, appointments, prescriptions, rehabilitation, transport, and post-discharge help for the exact household.
Access to care
4 hospitals are listed within 12 km. A primary care visit, a pharmacy stop, and an urgent need may not all be equally close to the same home.
4
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 3
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 2.9 mi
Everyday and urgent care
Primary care and pharmacy access shape frequent appointments. Specialist and emergency options matter when a need cannot wait.
Everyday care
- Primary Care Access
- Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 82
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 202
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Specialists and long term care
Specialist availability, emergency options, and longer term health can matter once you have chosen a neighborhood.
- Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
- 6
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 20
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 6
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 21
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.5%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 9
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 5.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 3.8 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 641
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 40
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 22
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 2.6 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 9
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 5
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 28.7%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 7
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
5 of 5 stars · 3.8 mi away
SEASIDE HHC @ ATLANTIC SHORE (495324) · 2.6 mi away
Virginia Beach in everyday life
Could Virginia Beach work for you?
What may work well
- Virginia Beach has multiple named hospital campuses, Level III trauma, a nearby Level I center, 82 pharmacy listings, 202 selected specialist listings, and broad Sentara services.
What to think about
- Capacity, campus role, network, appointment, transfer, traffic, and current service details need direct confirmation; the catalog's 320 beds and current 273-bed description differ.
Map Virginia Beach care by facility, capacity, network, and route
Separate the four records
Label military, general acute, general acute, and psychiatric facilities by role, ownership, location, and source date.
Resolve current capacity
Ask Sentara to explain the catalog's 320-bed Virginia Beach General value versus the current official 273-bed description, and verify Princess Anne separately.
Run the care route
Visit the emergency entrances, pharmacy, rehabilitation, specialist, Norfolk General, and return routes in traffic, rain, darkness, and a lower-energy condition.
Questions retirees ask
What hospitals are near Virginia Beach?
The catalog maps BHC Dam Neck Annex, Sentara Princess Anne, Sentara Virginia Beach General, and Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center as four separate records. Their roles are military, general acute care, general acute care, and psychiatric care. Confirm the campus that matches the needed service.
How many beds does Sentara Virginia Beach General have?
The prepared catalog carries 320 beds, while Sentara's current hospital description says 273 beds. Treat the difference as a current capacity question and ask the hospital which campus, license, staffed capacity, service line, and date explain it.
Does Virginia Beach have specialist and pharmacy access?
The catalog lists 82 pharmacies and 202 selected Medicare specialist listings. These are starting counts, not a personal network or appointment promise. Confirm providers, referrals, coverage, prescriptions, wait times, and transport.
Virginia Beach has a substantial regional care map, but the reliable decision depends on naming the right campus, resolving the 320 versus 273 bed descriptions, confirming network and specialty access, and driving the real emergency, pharmacy, referral, and return routes.
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- OpenStreetMap healthcare amenities static probe
Used for Healthcare Access, Primary Care Access
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Selected Specialists in City, Medicare-Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Neurology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
Checked 2026-07-13
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPPES NPI Registry
Used for Registered Retail Pharmacies
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Emergency Care, Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles, Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital
Checked 2026-07-12
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-06-18
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles, Nearest CMS-Certified Nursing Home
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Long-Term Care Hospitals in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ With a Disability
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City, CMS-Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Walkability Index
Used for Walkability for Health
Checked 2026-07-10
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