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The March 2015 opening of the
fi ve-story West Tower at Sentara
Leigh Hospital in Norfolk,
Virginia marked the latest of
many milestones in a long journey
to replace the 38-year-old, 250-
bed hospital within its own
footprint. To fully appreciate the
Sentara Leigh story, you have to
look back almost a decade to the
adoption of a master plan for the
31-acre campus, which includes
six outpatient buildings.
"This project was the poster child
for an ef ective master plan," said
Mike Lawyer, senior vice president of
HDR Architecture, Inc. "In 30 years of
designing healthcare projects, Sentara
Leigh Hospital is one of the biggest
transformations I've ever worked on."
Sentara Healthcare has built three
new hospitals since 2002 on undeveloped
land. But with so many existing assets
serving a large region, the healthcare
Legacy
New Sentara Leigh
Hospital tower
marks milestone for
replacement project
BY DALE GAUDING | PHOTOS BY STEVE BUDMAN
From left: The East (right) and West towers at Sentara Leigh Hospital. > The healing garden
between Sentara's East (right) and West towers also serves as a temporary main entrance
during construction of the atrium. The garden includes a labyrinth and varying surfaces for
orthopedic patients to practice ambulation during rehab.
Building
on