Chesapeake Regional Recognized as National Leader in Specialty Care

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Chesapeake Regional Medical Center announced today that it has achieved recognition for outpatient care in orthopedics and prostate care from Healthgrades, the leading site Americans use to find a doctor or hospital.

Among Chesapeake Regional’s distinctions are two 2025 Outpatient Awards. One accolade places the hospital in the top 10% nationwide for outpatient prostate care. The other is a Five-Star Rating for outpatient rotator cuff surgery. These achievements place Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in the upper echelon of hospitals nationwide for specialty care and reflect the organization’s commitment to delivering the best care possible to patients undergoing critical outpatient procedures.

“These recognitions are a testament to the skills of the physicians and other caregivers at the hospital,” said Reese Jackson, President & CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. “Premium specialty care helps patients improve their quality of life and demonstrates our hospital’s commitment to the highest quality safety standards and leading-edge technology.”

To identify the top-performing hospitals for the most common outpatient procedures and conditions, Healthgrades focused exclusively on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 analysis, risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates were analyzed at short-term acute care facilities nationwide that perform critical procedures in an outpatient environment. Healthgrades found that patients treated at hospitals with nationally recognized outpatient programs have a demonstrably better chance of a positive outcome than those treated at hospitals that were not recognized for outpatient excellence. From 2021 through 2023, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly to hospitals receiving five stars as a group, on average, 35,563 complications could potentially have been avoided.*

“Year after year, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center delivers consistently superior clinical outcomes to patients undergoing critical procedures in an outpatient environment,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Healthgrades is proud to recognize Chesapeake Regional as a national leader in specialty care and a choice hospital for outpatient surgery in Hampton Roads.”

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of SAF data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. For more information on how Healthgrades identifies the nation’s top hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery, see the 2025 Outpatient Awards and Ratings Methodology.  

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About Chesapeake Regional Healthcare:
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is a health system laser-focused on innovation, known for making medical history in the region and providing patients with personal care. Its hospital, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, is a non-state-owned public hospital created by the General Assembly in response to citizens advocating for needed access to healthcare services. It is the only independent, community-based acute care hospital in Hampton Roads. With the best heart attack survival rates of the major systems in the region a new open heart care program, state-of-the-art neuro-interventional suite, comprehensive cancer care, and the most preferred Labor & Delivery program in the area, Chesapeake Regional provides its community with high-quality care that patients know and trust. A nationally accredited Chest Pain Center, Magnet® recognized for nursing excellence and named one of the Best Hospitals of 2024 by Money.com, it received several 5-star ratings from Healthgrades and a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award, placing the hospital among the top 10% in the nation for patient safety. With more than 600 physicians and over 75 specialties across 50 locations, Chesapeake Regional’s technologically advanced health care saves lives every day. Learn more at ChesapeakeRegional.com.

About Healthgrades:
Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering meaningful connections between patients, doctors, and hospitals. As the #1 platform for finding a doctor and a leader in healthcare transparency, we help millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice and prepare for their appointments with best-in-class, treatment-focused content. For over 20 years, our health system, group practice, and life sciences marketing solutions have helped our partners reach and engage consumers on their way to the doctor. Healthgrades is part of RVO Health, a partnership between Red Ventures and Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group. RVO Health has the largest consumer health and wellness audience online across its brand portfolio, including Healthgrades, Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, Psych Central and Bezzy, which touch every part of the health and wellness journey. RVO Health helps more than 100 million unique visitors live their strongest and healthiest lives each month.