Ambulance Service Added To Another Sentara Location In Eastern PWC

LAKE RIDGE, VA — Emergency care in greater Woodbridge is expanding with one of Sentara's facilities adding ambulance service.

Sentara Lake Ridge, an ambulatory emergency department at 12825 Minnieville Road, started to accept patients by ambulance as of Feb. 4 in a continued partnership with Prince William County Fire and Rescue. The location had opened in 2012 to meet the growing needs of emergency care beyond the main hospital, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge.

"We’re experiencing growth in this part of Prince William County and the demand for timely and efficient emergency care has never been greater," said Jeff Joyner, president at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. "Expanding access to our stand-alone emergency department, Sentara Lake Ridge, helps alleviate the burden on the emergency department at our main medical center campus while ensuring patients receive prompt medical attention."

Last year, Sentara Lake Ridge served 23,600 patients who came to the facility on their own. Emergency medical vehicles were previously not authorized to bring patients to the site but instead went to the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. The main hospital, a Level III Trauma Center, served more than 50,000 patients in 2024.

To support the new ambulance service to Sentara Lake Ridge, the hospital system says it has acquired more medical equipment, boosted staff training and strengthened relationships with Prince William County Fire and Rescue.

"The ability for EMS personnel to bring patients to SLR via ambulance provides greater options for this growing community," said Robert Moreau, a battalion chief for Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue.

Sentara says residents should call 911 in emergency situations.