Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, VA
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About Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 239 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 Kaiser Permanente Caton Hill Medical Center, about 1.8 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 0.86
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.20
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.24
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
77% 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 recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys940
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.63519, -77.28564
Nearby hospitals
- Kaiser Permanente Caton Hill Medical CenterPotomac Mills, VAHospital1.8 mi
- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital9300 DeWitt Loop, Fort Belvoir, VA · Emergency roomMilitary hospital9.1 mi
- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital2501 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Inova Specialty Hospital2501 Parkers Lane, 4th Floor, Alexandria, VALong-term care hospital14 mi
- UVA Health Prince William Medical Center8700 Sudley Rd, Manassas, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
- Inova Fairfax Hospital3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital16 mi
- Northern Virginia Mental Health Insti3302 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VAPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Inova Alexandria Hospital4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Stafford Hospital, LLC101 Hospital Center Boulevard, Stafford, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr11711 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center located?
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is at 2300 Opitz Boulevard, Woodbridge, VA 22191 in Prince William County.
Does Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 166 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center?
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center 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.
Is Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Virginia EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (703) 523-1000.
Would patients recommend Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (940 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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