Sentara Heart Hospital Opens

by Justin Kirk | Dec 6, 2022

Sentara Heart Hospital—the region’s only dedicated heart hospital—opens.

Sentara Enhances Safety Culture

by Justin Kirk | Dec 6, 2022

By 2004, Sentara developed safety goals and action plans to implement safety Red Rules across the entire system. Sentara Hospitals strived to improve compliance with surgical site infection prevention best practices, Sentara Home Care exceeded its goal to improve...

National Recognition for Quality and Safety

by Justin Kirk | Dec 6, 2022

In the 2000s, Sentara received national recognition for its commitment to patient safety and quality of care. In 2004, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital won the American Hospital Association’s prestigious Quest for Quality Award, given to one hospital system each year...

First Lady Laura Bush Visits Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

by Justin Kirk | Dec 6, 2022

In 2003, First Lady Laura Bush visited Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to discuss The Heart Truth® program, a national initiative to inform women of their risks for heart disease. Mrs. Bush met with Sentara CEO Howard Kern, as well as other Sentara executives,...

The New Louise Obici Memorial Hospital

by Justin Kirk | Dec 6, 2022

Louise Obici Memorial Hospital continued to grow and thrive in the early 2000s, opening a new 365,000-square-foot facility in 2002. Every aspect of the new hospital was designed with patient comfort in mind. The hospital was almost entirely comprised of private rooms...