Hampton Roads provides a safe harbor even at home, as 99% of the population lives within 25 mins of hospital care. The Hampton Roads metro area has more than 5,200 physicians and 30 acute care and specialty hospitals, housing over 4,200 staffed beds.

Major healthcare providers in the area include Sentara Healthcare, Bon Secours Health System, Riverside Health System, and Children’s Hospital of The Kings’ Daughters.

The region is also home to Eastern Virginia Medical Center and industry leaders in the bio & life sciences industry including LifeNet Health and Operation Smile.

Virginia is home to more than 1,451 biomedical and life science companies, many of which are located in Hampton Roads. Major healthcare providers in the area include Sentara Healthcare, Bon Secours Health System, Riverside Health System, and Children’s Hospital of The Kings’ Daughters. Well-established and high-profile biomedical companies in the region include LifeNet Health and its Center for Regenerative Medicine, the global headquarters of Operation Smile, ReAlta Life Sciences, and ivWatch. The industry also benefits from the support of a variety of research and academic institutions like NASA Langley Research Center, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, Tidewater Community College’s Health Professions Center, and Virginia Tech Center Research Park.

A map of life sciences research & development assets in Virginia can be found below. 

Additional information about the bio ecosystem in Hampton Roads is also available from Virginia Bio, the state’s life sciences trade association, at www.vabio.org.