Sentara Bayside Laboratory

Our first child was born at Sentara Bayside Hospital. I loved the fact that my husband was able to stay the night with me and our newborn. Now that I've given birth in 2 other hospitals, I must say that Sentara Bayside Hospital has the best afterbirth rooms. The rooms are furnished with a fold out couch in which your husband/significant other/friend/parent could spend the night while helping you care for the newborn. Being a mother for the first time, this was a huge help. The only complaint I had was that a nurse knowingly sent me our baby with soiled diapers. I was glad that I read a lot of books for information about prepregnancy, baby's birth, and postpregnancy because I was unsure of why our baby's stool (meconium) was "strange"--- it was sticky and dark. I guess I wished that she was as caring as other nurses were... in a sense that they're willing to explain things to you if you had a question instead of just leaving the room right away. Otherwise, a great hospital full of friendly doctors and nurses! more

I've been to Sentara Bayside Hospital emergency room twice, both in the wee early hours of the morning. Both times, I was one of maybe two or three people there. I would get into a room immediately, but that's where the speed ended, however. The first time I was there for something that was pretty serious, so the wait wasn't quite as long ... I was there for about five hours and saw doctors and/or nurses for maybe an an hour of that time. The second time it was for a lesser reason, and I was there for seven hours and saw the doctors for a total of about thirty minutes! However, the staff is very professional and friendly, even when dealing with less than friendly patients (the first time I was there, there was a woman in the room next to mine causing a ruckus). I'd recommed going there due to the excellent employees, but be prepared to wait a LONG time to see any of them! more