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Nursing students practice their phlebotomy skills. Image courtesy Sentara Health
Aug 6, 2025

New Sentara and VWU college to launch in January

Sentara Health and Virginia Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday that their new college will launch in January 2026.

Hampton Roads health care accelerator launches
Jul 29, 2025

Hampton Roads health care accelerator launches

A new health care accelerator supporting 24 small and growing health care-related businesses in the Hampton Roads area wraps up its 12-week program in August. Developed by nonprofit coworking space Bloom as a program of the Portsmouth Partnership, the Bloom Healthcare Accelerator is helping local entrepreneurs build relationships, scale their operations and navigate the unique […]

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Jul 14, 2025

DOJ withdraws from Sentara investigation

The federal government is withdrawing from intervening in a whistleblower complaint against Sentara Health.

Nursing students practice their phlebotomy skills. Image courtesy Sentara Health
Jun 16, 2025

Sentara, VWU sign letter of intent for health sciences college

Sentara Health and Virginia Wesleyan University plan to establish the Sentara College of Health Sciences of Virginia Wesleyan University.

2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards: Large Nonprofits
Jun 1, 2025

2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards: Large Nonprofits

Winners of the 2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards: Large nonprofits division

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May 14, 2025

Sentara reorganizes to market-based model

Sentara Health has changed its operating model to a regional market-based system, the Virginia Beach-based health system announced May 13.

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Mar 12, 2025

Whistleblowers in Sentara insurance investigation revealed

UPDATED MARCH 18 The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has unsealed a whistleblower complaint against Sentara Health that accused the Hampton Roads health care system of improperly inflating local insurance rates in 2018 and 2019. On Feb. 14, the court revealed the plaintiffs are Sara Stovall, Ian Dixon and Karl Quist […]

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Sep 27, 2024

Sentara to cut 200 jobs across workforce

Sentara Health is cutting approximately 200 positions across its workforce, officials told employees this week. Most of the affected employees work for Sentara Health Plans and are based in Virginia, according to a statement issued Friday by the Hampton Roads-based health system. The cuts are related to the Medicaid redetermination process and associated decline in […]

A nurse stands in a hospital room. A woman is sitting in a chair next to the hospital bed.
Jun 11, 2024

Sentara boosts Halifax hospital investment to $107M

Last year, Sentara Health unveiled plans to invest $70 million to replace the aging Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston with a new acute care hospital. On Tuesday, the health care system announced the investment will be closer to $107 million. “It’s just part of the evolution of the process,” Brian Zwoyer, president of […]

Riding the silver tsunami
Apr 29, 2024

Riding the silver tsunami

As a registered nurse unit coordinator and charge nurse at Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Andrea Samuel spends her days communicating with doctors and nurses in addition to administering direct bedside care. A Miami native, Samuel entered nursing school at age 19 and has worked for Sentara since 1991. She celebrated her 78th birthday in […]

Sentara Halifax hospital construction to start in fall
Jan 29, 2024

Sentara Halifax hospital construction to start in fall

Sentara Health will begin construction in the fall on a modern acute care hospital to replace the aging Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, with plans to open the facility in summer 2026, the Norfolk-based regional health care system announced Monday as it also released the first renderings of the replacement hospital. The new […]

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Dec 5, 2023

Sentara takes sole ownership of Velocity Urgent Care

Sentara Health is now the sole owner of Velocity Urgent Care, the Norfolk-based health system announced Monday. In 2017, Sentara partnered with Velocity and transferred the operations of seven Sentara Urgent Care facilities to its joint venture with Velocity and a third party. Now Sentara, which declined to name the third party, is taking over […]

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