AMBER PRICE | Senior vice president and chief nursing officer, Sentara Health

In February, Amber Price stepped into a new position at Sentara Health, overseeing nursing practice and care across the Hampton Roads health system. She also serves as executive sponsor for Sentara’s women’s health team and the women’s employee resource group.

A certified nurse-midwife, Price has delivered more than 1,000 babies. She has numerous degrees including a doctorate in nursing practice from Johns Hopkins University.

Price joined Sentara Health in 2022 as president of the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center. Among her accomplishments in this position,

Price designed spaces for people with sensory needs, a group that includes people with autism, PTSD, early onset dementia and other conditions. This led to the hospital becoming first in the state to earn KultureCity’s Sensory Inclusive Certification.

Prior to joining Sentara, Price was a vice president with HCA Healthcare and chief operating officer of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Tennessee. Before that, she was the administrator at The Women’s Hospital at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital in Henrico County.

Price also stays busy with efforts in the community, including serving as a board member of the Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. She was the keynote guest at the chamber’s Power of Women event in March.

“More than just a speaker, she personally sponsored multiple tables so that young professionals and women with limited financial means could attend,” Price’s nominator says. “This is who Amber is — she invests in others.”

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