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Carol Shapiro, MD: A trailblazer dedicated to service
For more than 50 years, Dr. Shapiro has been working in healthcare and has been a trailblazer in the process.Sentara nurses create innovative tool to improve staffing and patient care
Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, Sentara nurses helped create a tool that maximizes patient and nursing outcomes.Sentara distributes life-saving AEDs to community partners, offers training
Community partners received training on how to use AEDs, perform CPR, and recognize the signs of a stroke.Sentara adapts to the changing demographics of colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is expected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in 20- to 49-year-olds by 2030 according to JAMA Network.Sentara strengthens Foodbank partnership, expanding access to health care and groceries
A new food hub in Norfolk's underserved Berkley neighborhood provides free groceries to residents while giving them access to high-quality healthcare.Sentara leaders awarded for commitment to quality and patient safety
Sentara’s chief medical officer and chief nursing officer were awarded the Senior Leader Quality and Patient Safety Award by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) to recognize their powerful partnership and commitment to patient safety.Sentara partners with Virginia health systems as part of new National Cancer Institute research network
Three Virginia health systems together will serve as one of eight groups in the U.S. to conduct groundbreaking research for the Cancer Screening Research Network, launched by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.Sentara's Howard Kern Legacy Scholarship awards $1 million in scholarships
Recipients attending a four-year college or university received $3,000 per semester and recipients attending a two-year college were awarded $1,500 per semester.Can artificial intelligence help scientific research?
AI still has big limitations, but could be used as a writing assistant with caveats, Sentara researchers found.Child’s death inspires Sentara nurse to help families cope with miscarriages, stillbirths
Rarely does Floyd share her personal tragedy with patients, but she finds purpose in empathizing on a deeper level.Sentara Norfolk General Hospital unveils newly renovated unit for high-risk pregnant women
The unit cared for 1,736 pregnant women in 2022 and 2023, about 900 patients each year.Sentara Heart Hospital illuminated in red to celebrate American Heart Month
Sentara performs one in five heart catheterizations in Virginia and treats one in four heart failure patients.Lavender Cart provides ‘morale booster’ for Sentara hospital staff
Cart supports health care professionals during challenging times.Sentara employees contribute nearly $2.3 million in the 2023 United Way giving campaign
This is the most impactful United Way campaign that Sentara has conducted in our organization’s history.New Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital releases renderings and additional details, one step closer to completion
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital released exterior renderings and additional details for the new modern acute care hospital.Health systems announce collective masking recommendation during surge in respiratory illness
Hospitals and health care systems strongly recommend all patients and visitors, including those seeking outpatient services, wear a mask inside hospitals, medical facilities, and physician practices.Sentara to sponsor George Mason University women’s basketball Play4Kay Pink Game
#Play4Kay is a national outreach initiative of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a non-profit organization united in the fight against all cancers affecting womenSentara hires Director of Sustainability to reduce health system's carbon footprint
Darger plans to establish an environmental task force with representation across the system and develop a strategic sustainability plan to present to the Sentara board of directors in 2024.Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital recognized as a top hospital for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report
The care team, coupled with the state-of-the-art facilities in the SMJH Family Birthing Center, has positioned SMJH as a leading institution in maternal healthcare.Sentara RMH Medical Center’s Family Birthplace honored with top maternity care award
For a second consecutive year, Sentara RMH Medical Center is ranked among the best hospitals in Virginia for maternity care in the “uncomplicated pregnancy” category.