CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Recently, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare performed its 100th open-heart surgery. The successful emergency surgery was performed by James W. Klena, MD, along with Chesapeake Regional’s open heart surgical team. For the 17-month-old program, this achievement is a testament to the community's need and the dedication of the leadership and clinical teams.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Today, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare clinicians, donors and community members gathered to learn about the latest addition to their community vehicle fleet: the Mom Mobile. The postpartum-focused program is dedicated to supporting families by bringing trained postpartum nurses directly into the homes of new mothers and their infants.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has been named an honoree of The Civic 50 Hampton Roads by VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads and Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. The award recognizes Chesapeake Regional as one of the most community-minded companies in Hampton Roads, determined by an independently administered and scored survey.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s brand-new outpatient facility, featuring Chesapeake Regional Urgent Care and MRI & CT Diagnostics, is now open at the corner Battlefield Boulevard and Hanbury Road.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Today, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare unveiled a new Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit, located on the sixth floor of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.The new Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit is an 11,200 square foot therapeutic space designed to promote patient recovery. It has 20 private rooms for adult patients, two activity rooms, a quiet room, a group therapy room and a sensory room.
CHESAPEAKE, VA – Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has become the first non-academic health system in Virginia and North Carolina to offer coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) studies, providing answers for patients with unexplained chest pain who previously faced repeated testing and treatment based on guesswork.
CHESAPEAKE, VA – For adults struggling to manage high blood pressure despite medication and lifestyle changes, the daily effort can be frustrating and feel like a losing battle. Chesapeake Regional Medical Center is introducing new hope by becoming the first in the region to successfully perform a groundbreaking, minimally invasive procedure for resistant hypertension, offering a powerful new option for patients.A New, Proven Approach to Managing Hypertension
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The Chesapeake Regional Health Foundation will host its Annual Gala on Jan. 24, 2026, at the Chesapeake Conference Center, celebrating 50 years of exceptional community care provided by Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. The formal evening event marks a significant milestone for the health system, which opened its doors in 1976 as a grassroots effort to bring high-quality healthcare closer to home for the growing city of Chesapeake.
CHESAPEAKE, VA – For decades, Virginia Media, publishers of The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press, Virginia Gazette, and Inside Business newspapers, has sponsored the annual Healthcare Heroes competition honoring outstanding individuals and organizations making a difference in health care across Hampton Roads. The awards breakfast honoring 2026 Healthcare Heroes was held this morning, Monday, March 30, at the Westin Town Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare celebrates four Healthcare Heroes in 2026.This year's honorees are:
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Hampton Roads parents are invited to pick up a month’s supply of free diapers at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., while supplies last. The diaper distribution will be on the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center campus, in a tent behind the Lifestyle Health & Fitness Center, at 800 Battlefield Blvd., North in Chesapeake.