CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Chesapeake Regional Healthcare celebrated its 100th open-heart surgery Thursday.
The program first open-heart surgery took place April 30, 2024, following a Certificate of Public Need request that was approved in 2023. According to the hospital, a request was initially filled in 2018.
Chesapeake Regional also has a new state-of-the-art Electrophysiology Lab set to be completed in late November, designed to perform necessary electrophysiology studies to determine the cause of heart arrhythmias and implant devices.
The hospital was recently named a 2025-2026 Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, as it was ranked No. 3 in Hampton Roads and No. 12 in the state…