LORTON, Va. — Sentara Healthcare’s footprint in Northern Virginia is expanding.
This week, the massive healthcare provider that is deeply rooted in Hampton Roads, and then later expanded to Woodbridge, has opened a new center in Lorton.
Sentara Lorton Marketplace Emergency Care Center opened its doors. The concept for the new facility is based off one used at a Sentara outpatient center that opened in Lake Ridge in March 2012.
“The new Emergency Care Center will provide 24-hour emergency care, board certified physician specialists, and advanced imaging services, including low-dose CT, x-ray, and ultrasound. The 10-bed facility is powered by eCare, Sentara’s fully integrated electronic medical record,” a press release stated.
This new facility is Sentara’s first in Fairfax County and third in the region. The healthcare provider continues to expand in an ever crowding market of healthcare providers like Innova, and Novant Health, a North Carolina-based health care agency that recently purchased its first hospital in Virginia — Prince William Hospital, now known as Novant Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.
Sentara’s new Lorton Center is located in Lorton Marketplace, just seven miles north of Sentara’s regional hub, Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, formerly Potomac Hospital.
