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Formerly VWU, Batten University acquires Sentara College of Health Sciences
Batten University, formerly Virginia Wesleyan University, announced Wednesday that it acquired Sentara College of Health Sciences.
13 rural hospitals in Virginia at risk of closure, new report finds
Thirteen of Virginia's 36 rural hospitals are at risk of closure in a new report from the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care.
Medicaid cuts put 10 Virginia hospitals at risk, report says
Medicaid cuts from H.R. 1 put 10 Virginia hospitals at risk of closure or service reduction, impacting rural and underserved communities.
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: IRIS JAMETTE LUNDY
VICE PRESIDENT HEALTH IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT | SENTARA HEALTH VIRGINIA BEACH
Health systems forecast pain from Medicaid cuts
Virginia hospitals face closures as Medicaid cuts hit budgets; Augusta Health closes clinics, warns of $40M loss by 2034.
Whistleblowers amend complaint against Sentara
Whistleblowers last week filed an amended complaint accusing Sentara of improperly inflating 2018–2019 insurance rates.
UVA Health University Medical Center taps interim CEO
UVA Health has tapped longtime health care executive Teresa L. Edwards to serve as interim CEO of its University Medical Center.
Peninsula businesses to get capital boost
Small and midsize businesses in distressed and underserved areas of Hampton and Newport News will be able to access economic support through a new $50 million low-interest business loan program. Launched in June by the nonprofit Greater Peninsula C.A.R.E.S. Foundation, the Peninsula Cooperative Fund is designed to close funding gaps and boost minority-owned businesses. PCF […]
Top Five: September 2025
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from July 10 through Aug. 10 included news of a Virginia company tapped by President Trump to build a $200 million addition for the White House. 1 | Judge blocks Youngkin university board appointees In a win for Virginia Senate Democrats, a Fairfax County Circuit Court […]
Inova Fairfax Hospital ranks No. 1 in Va. for fifth year
Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in Virginia by U.S. News and World Report.
DOJ withdraws from Sentara investigation
The federal government is withdrawing from intervening in a whistleblower complaint against Sentara Health.
Sentara launches virtual nursing across hospitals
Virtual nursing will be in all Sentara hospitals by the end of October, with 65 registered nurses based at a central location and delivering 24/7 video coverage.
