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About Sentara Healthcare
Sentara Fast Facts & Stats
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Sentara Healthcare:
… was founded in Norfolk, Virginia in 1888 as the 25-bed Retreat for the Sick, beginning Sentara’s rich history in the Hampton Roads area.
… is the largest integrated health care provider in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina serving more than 2 million residents.
… is a not-for-profit health care organization whose charitable mission is to provide innovative services to treat illness and disease and to promote the improvement of personal health.
…is directed by a group of community leaders who serve in a volunteer capacity as the Board of Directors.
…in 2007 alone, Sentara provided approximately $135.6 million in benefits to the community, including:
- $116.6 million in uncompensated patient care
- $13.6 million in support of medical education and training
- $5.3 million in community health programs and donations.
That equals more than $371,000 for each day in 2007.
...sponsors hundreds of community health education programs for residents from Hampton Roads to Richmond. Programs include Healthy Heart, Eating for Life, WalkAbout with Healthy Edge, Sentara Living Well, Get Off Your Butt: Stay Smokeless for Life, along with hundreds of free health screenings. More than 20,000 Virginia residents participate in Sentara's healthy heart programs annually.
… Sentara Health Foundation was established in 1998 to improve the health and quality of life and to further Sentara’s not-for-profit mission of serving the community. Sentara Health Foundation has touched the lives of many Virginia residents from the Eastern Shore to Greater Hampton Roads through grants supporting community programs. Since its inception, more than $4.7 million in grants have been distributed, serving 339,000 people.
…has consistently ranked among the nation’s top integrated health care networks in Modern Healthcare’s fact-based ranking. The study, which is published annually, highlights the top 100 integrated health care networks across the nation as selected by Verispan, a health information company. In 2008, Verispan ranked Sentara Healthcare fifth nationwide after examining nearly 600 networks. This was the eleventh year in a row that Sentara has been listed in the top 10 of the list.
...In 2005, Sentara’s Culture of Safety initiative was awarded the 2005 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality award from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the National Quality Forum. Sentara received the award for “Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at a Local or Organizational Level.”
… In 2004, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was honored for its leadership and innovation in creating a culture of safety. Sentara Norfolk General was the sole honoree of the 2004 American Hospital Quest for Quality Award, an elite recognition for quality among all U.S. hospitals. The recognition was published in American Hospital Association’s Hospitals and Health Networks magazine.
… operates 7 acute care hospitals: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Sentara Leigh Hospital, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Sentara Bayside Hospital, Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, and Sentara Obici Hospital.
… operates more than 100 sites of care, nine outpatient facilities, eight advanced imaging centers, about 360 primary care and multi-specialty physicians as part of the Sentara Medical Group, a full range of health coverage plans, home health and hospice services, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, urgent care facilities, ground medical transport services, mobile diagnostic vans, and a health and fitness facility.
...launched the Sentara eCare Health Network® in 2007. The clinical system uses innovative technology to link patient medical information between Sentara hospitals, physician practices, and other healthcare sites over a protected network, enabling the secure sharing of patient information.
…Offers a full range of high-value commercial health plans including HMO, POS and PPO plans, plus the consumer-driven FourSight® plan for small to medium-sized businesses. Optima Medicare Preferred is the new Medicare PPO that eliminates the need for a Medicare supplemental policy.
… founded the region’s first managed-care plan, Optima Health Plan in 1984, and has been expanding options for a variety of customers ever since. Sentara’s health plans serve approximately 350,500 members throughout the state of Virginia. This includes Optima Family Care, one of Virginia’s largest Medicaid HMO, with more than 132,000 members. These products tap into a provider network of more than 6,000 Virginia physicians. For the ninth consecutive year, commercial health plans administered by Sentara Health Plans earned the highest accreditation – from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
…In 2006 Optima Family Care received its first national ranking of health plans by placing 30th among the top Medicaid managed care programs in the first national ranking of health plans by U.S. News & World Report.
… Enrolls approximately 700,000 in Sentara’s statewide plan for mental health care management and employee assistance program plans.
… operates Southeastern Virginia’s first air ambulance, Nightingale; which began in 1982 as the nation’s 38th air medical program. Nightingale is the first air ambulance in Virginia that does not receive state funding. Based at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Nightingale serves a 125-mile radius, flying as far north as Washington, D.C., as far south as Ocracoke Island, east to the Eastern Shore and west to Charlottesville, VA.
…operates the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital; one of five Level I trauma centers in Virginia, that treats more than 2,500 trauma patients annually. Its Shock Trauma Unit was officially recognized with a Level I designation by the state in 1985 and in 2005 celebrated its 20th anniversary. The trauma program and the medical staff of Eastern Virginia Medical School's Department of Surgery provide the highest level of care in the region.
… operates the region’s comprehensive solid organ transplant center. The kidney transplant program, which began in 1972, became part of a comprehensive transplant center at Sentara. Today, Sentara performs kidney transplants, heart transplants and pancreatic transplants.
…performed the region’s first heart and kidney transplant, in addition to the first open-heart surgery.
… has conducted more than 1,700 total transplants at the center, including more than 250 heart transplants since the heart transplant program’s inception in 1989.
…first in the region to offer patients electrophysiology, angioplasty, laser surgery, stents, drug-eluting stents, repairs of congenital holes within the heart chamber in adults, minimally invasive valve surgery, and left ventricular assist device.
…has mortality rates for heart surgery and interventions at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital that are lower and, therefore, better than the standards established by the Society for Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology.
…For the ninth time, Sentara Heart Hospital® made the U.S. News & World Report annual list of the nation's top hospitals for cardiac care in 2008. It placed 38th among the best 50 hospitals. Additionally, Sentara has the sixth best mortality ratio in the country.
…established Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute (SCRI) in 2005 to advance the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
… In 2005, Sentara Norfolk General was the first in the region to us the da Vinci Surgical System to provide minimally invasive treatment in heart surgery patients.
…. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital’s urology program placed 47th among the top 50 urology programs in the nation in the 2006 survey by U.S. News & World Report.
...Kidney services at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital ranked 50th in the kidney disease category of U.S. News & World Report magazine’s annual survey of ‘America’s Best Hospitals’ in 2007.
. …Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was the first in the region to use the da Vinci Surgical System™ for prostate removal surgery in 2004. The technique has been used for additional types of surgeries, as well.
…launched the nation’s first eICU® in 2000. This groundbreaking telemedicine system is designed to reduce mortality and shorten ICU stays. The eICU uses telesurveillance to connect critical care specialists in an off-site control center with staff and patients at numerous hospitals throughout Sentara’s system. Combined with coverage by on site intensivists, Sentara hospitals can meet The Leapfrog Group’s ICU physician staffing standards. This innovative system of care continues to improve the outcomes of these most acutely ill patients.
… has a large primary care and multi-specialty physician group. About 440 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners are part of the Sentara Medical Group.
…Life Care Division operates 7 nursing centers, 3 assisted living centers, as well as an adult day care center, Mobile Meals program and the only Program for All Inclusive Care for the elderly (PACE) in the state.
… Sentara was honored in 2008 with an Employer of Choice® award by Employer of Choice Inc, which certifies outstanding employers. Sentara earned the third highest score in the history of the award.
...Sentara also has been recognized by the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) with a Gold Well Workplace Award for programs that demonstrate a sincere commitment to wellness in the workplace and improving employee health.
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