Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Gastroenterology • Chesapeake, VA • Since 1976
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About
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is a nonprofit health system based in Chesapeake, Virginia, with about 600 physicians and 636 employees. Founded in 1976, it operates Chesapeake Regional Medical Center as the region’s only independent, community-based hospital in Hampton Roads. The system emphasizes innovation and comprehensive care, including a state-of-the-art neurointerventional suite, cancer care, and a wide range of specialties. It offers extensive patient resources (patient portals, medical records, hospital stay information) and operates nearly 40 practice locations. For digestive health, the system provides related services under its broad gastroenterology and digestive health offerings as part of its liver, stomach, and intestinal care programs. Contact and location details include multiple Chesapeake addresses and general information via info@chesapeakeregional.com.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Website: 4.7/5 for Dr. Linda Farkas
- Healthgrades (Dr. Paul Ricketts): 5.0/5 (12 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Chesapeake Regional Medical Center): 66% recommend
Patients praise
- Highly specialized digestive health team with positive ratings for individual providers (e.g., Dr. Linda Farkas with 4.7/5)
- Strong patient satisfaction for individual gastroenterologists (e.g., Dr. Paul Ricketts with 5.0/5)
- Specific recognition such as the 2017 Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Flame Award
- Some patients report attentive care and positive experiences in hospital surgical and ICU units
Common complaints
- Patient complaints regarding staffing levels and nursing attentiveness at the hospital facility
- Major ongoing legal controversies involving the hospital, unrelated to digestive health specifically but affecting overall institutional reputation
- Healthgrades patient experience metrics for the hospital facility performing slightly below national averages
"I have been seeing Dr. Ricketts for 7 years for a rare liver disease. He has kept up with new approaches to this disorder and has explained everything he has learned to me."
- Healthgrades (Dr. Paul Ricketts Review)"The nursing staff, dietary staff, and housekeeping staff were always respectful. The nurses always listened and responded to any issue I had."
- ObesityHelp (Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Review)"I am assuming poor staffing for the nurss. I ws checked only twice a day... I never got a hello, how are you, do you need anything..."
- ObesityHelp (Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Review)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 - sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Chesapeake Regional Healthcare opens new outpatient facility | WAVY.com - Dec 21, 2025
- A virtual line, rapid scans and same-day results: Chesapeake Regional opens new outpatient facility - Dec 12, 2025
- Chesapeake Regional commemorates new outpatient facility with ribbon-cutting - Jan 16, 2026
- Gastroenterology Opportunity in Hampton Roads, Virginia | Capital Digestive Care - News Usa Today - Apr 10, 2026
- New inpatient behavioral health unit expands mental health care in Chesapeake - Jan 8, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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