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Program connects students with preventive care and resources to meet healthcare needs.

Survey includes 120 key indicators from compensation to work-life balance

As e-bike and scooter use grows, Sentara trauma centers are seeing more serious injuries and warning riders about speed, helmets, and safety.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara Laboratory Services are celebrating a major advancement in trauma and critical care with the introduction of cold-storage platelets.

Patients with flu-like symptoms are required to wear a mask and notify the front desk upon arrival at provider offices, urgent care centers, and emergency departments.

If you feel sick, with mild to moderate symptoms, there are alternatives to the emergency department.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center incorporates virtual reality into its nursing professional development program.

The Sentara Heart Hospital is one of only 36 hospitals around the country that offer the TricValve implantation as part of an ongoing clinical trial.

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital receives its fifth consecutive Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and achieves Magnet with Distinction for the first time.

Newsweek has recognized Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital as one of Virginia’s top inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

The Faith Community Blood Pressure Management Program includes both health education and on-site blood pressure kiosks at several area churches.

After years of dialysis and a difficult journey marked by illness and loss, an anonymous living donor gave Katisha Vertrees a second chance at life.

From life-saving heart procedures to innovative cancer detection tests, Sentara is committed to finding better ways to improve health every day.

The designation recognizes Sentara’s commitment to providing safe, comprehensive maternity care to expecting families.

Program provides advanced, life-saving cardiac procedures to Southern Virginia residents.

Sentara Health Plans sends advisories to members with fractures and Sentara Therapy Centers’ SAFE program targets fall prevention.

Sentara uses a powerful Health Impact Dashboard to pinpoint and prioritize populations with the greatest needs and insufficient access to healthcare.

The Leapfrog Group publishes hospital data on safety, outcomes, and quality to empower people to make more informed healthcare decisions.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, claiming more lives each year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined. However, early detection through low-dose CT (LDCT) scans can dramatically improve survival rates by finding cancer at earlier, more treatable stages.

Mobile crisis program replaces police with a behavioral health technician and EMT, reducing emergency department visits and arrests while improving outcomes.