[3] In the early 1970s, after gaining the cooperation of city officials, community members began door-to-door solicitations and organized benefit sporting events, cake sales, dinners and other fundraisers to raise $1.2 million for the hospital's construction.

[4] The city's newly established Chesapeake Housing Authority secured additional funding through a $1 million Hill-Burton federal grant.

[9] In 2007, Chris Mosley undertook an extensive rebranding and decided on Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, "to more accurately reflect the span of the organization's services and patient base...".

[11] Peter Bastone joined CRMC in 2013 as President & CEO[12] and rebranded the health system to Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in order to better represent the services offered beyond the hospital building.

[14][15] In January 2020, Chesapeake Regional began a three-year Master Facility Plan Expansion Project to grow strategically important services to better meet community needs.