Awards and Recognition

Sentara has built a national reputation for providing exceptional care to patients. Its efforts have been recognized with numerous awards, including the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality award, “A” grades for safety from the Leapfrog Group, and twice being named one of IBM Watson Health’s Top 15 Health Systems in the nation. This recognition is a testament to Sentara’s commitment to safe, effective, and patient-centered healthcare.

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Optima 1984 Jay Kossman and Glenn Mitchell

1984

Sentara Named Top Integrated Healthcare Network

2001

Sentara Expands to Williamsburg

2002

Laura Bush

2003

2004 Issue of Network

2004

Magnet hospitals

2006

AMBER Alert Citizen Award

2007

Pharmacists

2008

Mobile Sentara eCare®

2008

Cancer Patient and Caregiver

2009

Bernd speaking to RMH employees

2010

The new RMH Healthcare hospital

2010

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

2011

Echo Tech at SVBGH

2012

Nurse at White Board

2012

Sentara Nursing Center

2012

eCare Nurse Chrissy Scanning Patient Armband

2013

A grade for safety from the Leapfrog

2015

Howard Kern

2016

Increase access to health insurance for pregnant women

2016

SHRH Ortho Joint

2016

Sentara Heart Hospital

2016

Optima's managed care program

2017

Sentara Heart Hospital’s nurses recognized

2017

IBM Billboard

2018

Chandra Hubbard-Wright

2018

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

2019

LGBTQ

2020

Sentara Princess-Anne Maternity

2020

SNGH

2020

Seek Care

2021

Dennis Matheis

2022

SWRMC Geriatric-Accred Emergency Department

2022

SNGH

2022

Sentara College of Health Sciences

2022

Newborn

2022

LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality

2022