 There are 89 hospitals in Virginia listed with the United States Department of Health and Human Services . Notable examples include Inova Fairfax Hospital , the largest hospital in the Washington Metropolitan Area , and the VCU Medical Center , located on the medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University . The University of Virginia Medical Center , part of the University of Virginia Health System , is highly ranked in endocrinology according to U.S.News & World Report . Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , part of the Hampton Roads based Sentara Health System and a teaching institution of Eastern Virginia Medical School , was the site of the first successful in @-@ vitro fertilization birth . Virginia has a ratio of 127 primary care physicians per 10 @,@ 000 residents , which is the 16th highest nationally . Virginia was one of five states to receive a perfect score in disaster preparedness according to a 2008 report by the Trust for America 's Health , based on criteria such as detecting pathogens and distributing vaccines and medical supplies . 
