Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA
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About Sentara Leigh Hospital
Sentara Leigh Hospital is an acute care hospital in Norfolk, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 532 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, about 1.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.47
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.44
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.42
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.45
74% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
- Completed surveys816
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.85112, -76.19010
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc601 Children'S Lane, Norfolk, VA · Level I traumaChildren's hospital6.2 mi
- NMC Portsmouth620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA · Emergency roomMilitary hospital6.4 mi
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.4 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital1309 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VALong-term care hospital1.4 mi
- Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc601 Children'S Lane, Norfolk, VA · Level I traumaChildren's hospital6.2 mi
- NMC Portsmouth620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA · Emergency roomMilitary hospital6.4 mi
- Hospital for Extended Recovery600 Gresham Drive Suite 700, Norfolk, VALong-term care hospital6.4 mi
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Sentara Princess Anne Hospital2025 Glenn Mitchell Drive, Virginia Beach, VA · Emergency roomHospital7.3 mi
- Chesapeake General Hospital736 Battlefield Blvd, North, Chesapeake, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.8 mi
- Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center3636 High Street, Portsmouth, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.8 mi
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach, VA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital9.0 mi
- Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center1100 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach, VAPsychiatric hospital9.3 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sentara Leigh Hospital located?
Sentara Leigh Hospital is at 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 in Virginia Beach City.
Does Sentara Leigh Hospital have an emergency room?
Sentara Leigh Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc, about 6.2 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Sentara Leigh Hospital?
Sentara Leigh Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
What is the phone number of Sentara Leigh Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (757) 261-6700.
Would patients recommend Sentara Leigh Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (816 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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