by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Sentara performs Hampton Roads’ first heart transplant surgery at Norfolk General Hospital.
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Sentara’s leaders recognized that for the organization to continue to thrive and further its mission, it needed to continue growing. The merger between Leigh Memorial and Norfolk General in the 1970s had proved to be a catalyst for growth. Sentara pursued...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
As Alliance Health System expanded its scope of services, the need arose for a distinctive new name that would capture the organization’s identity. Out of dozens of possibilities, one name stood out: Sentara. Derived from the Latin word for feeling or perception, the...
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Norfolk General Hospital becomes a Level I Shock Trauma Center.
by Justin Kirk | Nov 1, 2022
Alliance Health System continued to diversify its offerings in 1984, establishing Optima Health Plan—the area’s first locally owned, not-for-profit Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Offering its own health insurance plan allowed Alliance Health System to reduce...
