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Sentara recognized as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers by Forbes in 2024
Sentara ranked 32 out of 90 Virginia employers on the list and is the second-ranked healthcare employer.Physician Assistants return home to care for community at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
After leaving the area to earn their physician assistant degrees, Kassidy and Chandler chose to return home to care for their community at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital.Sentara and Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU to establish cardiac fellowship program
The Kaufman Foundation's gift includes an annual donation of $200,000 until funding of a $5 million gift endowment.Bridging the digital divide: Sentara donates $1.2 million worth of computers to Tidewater Community College
In the last 13 years, Sentara Health has donated roughly 10,000 desktops, laptops, and monitors.Sentara neurology team participates in clinical trial leading to FDA drug approval for early Alzheimer’s disease
The Sentara neurology team is working to share education on the growing treatment opportunities for Alzheimer’s disease with Sentara Medical Group providers and other community healthcare partners.Sentara hospitals receive industry award for excellent stroke care
Sentara treated nearly 7,500 stroke patients across its 12 hospitals in 2023, a seven percent increase over four years ago, and patient volume this year is on track to be even higher.Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center earns Magnet with Distinction recognition for nursing excellence
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is the tenth Sentara hospital to earn the elite Magnet nursing designation.Sentara Obici Hospital becomes first in Virginia and North Carolina selected for national breastfeeding program
Sentara Obici Hospital will help mothers through a national program designed to increase breastfeeding rates, improve maternity care, and reduce racial disparities.Sentara expands Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab program to all 12 hospitals
Sentara hospitals in Virginia and North Carolina are adding the Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab program to help ensure that patients make full and lasting recoveries from cardiac events.Velocity Urgent Care adopts Sentara’s Epic electronic medical record
The transition will ensure consistency, accuracy of data, and easy access for patients.Virginia family pledges $1 million for new cancer care clinic at Sentara hospital
The Twila Showalter Supportive Care Clinic will enhance early disease detection, expedite necessary treatments, and pave a stronger path to recovery for cancer patients.Sentara plans to expand residency positions and launch new training programs at four hospitals
Sentara will roughly double residency positions, creating new training programs in Virginia and North Carolina.Third HIV-positive heart transplant in U.S. originates at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Zack Pate donated organs through the HOPE Act, which established a research program allowing donors with well-managed HIV to give organs to recipients with HIV.Sentara invests $294 million in Virginia and North Carolina communities in 2023
Through investments and partnerships, Sentara collaborates with partners to enhance behavioral health services, workforce development, community development and nutrition security.Sentara statement on global IT outage
We are closely monitoring the IT outage linked to the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.A box of love: Tackling food insecurity among Sentara Home Care patients
In response to a growing need, Sentara Home Care and the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank have joined forces to deliver free food to vulnerable seniors across the Virginia Peninsula.Sentara continues partnership with Virginia Stage Company to raise mental health awareness
Sentara’s $91,000 sponsorship enables 20 performances in Virginia and North Carolina, fostering dialogue around mental health.Sentara hospitals reduce greenhouse gas emissions of anesthetic
Experts say the inhaled anesthetic has a disproportionate effect on the ozone layer.Sentara launches Mental Health First Aid training program
The program will equip faith leaders with the knowledge and tools to help people with mental health and substance abuse challenges.Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center invests $1 million in emergency department renovations
The emergency department is a level III trauma center and had more than 50,000 patient encounters in 2023.
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