New Protocols Lower Sepsis Rates

New Protocols Lower Sepsis Rates

New care guidelines lowered the patient mortality rate for sepsis at Sentara hospitals by almost 37% between 2021 and 2024. Sepsis can affect everyone and moves fast, making early detection and treatment essential to circumventing the medical emergency.
Chest Pain Accreditation

Chest Pain Accreditation

Eight of Sentara’s 12 hospitals were accredited by the American College of Cardiology for excellence and expertise in chest pain care. Sentara physicians’ commitment to using streamlined systems to evaluate potential heart attack symptoms allows them to diagnose and...
Excellence in Stroke Care

Excellence in Stroke Care

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognized 11 of Sentara’s 12 hospitals for excellence in stroke care. The hospitals commitment to stroke guidelines have resulted in life-saving treatments and therapies to treat and prevent strokes in...
CHAMPS

CHAMPS

Sentara Obici Hospital becomes one of 101 hospitals (and the first in Virginia and North Carolina) to participate in the federal Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices (CHAMPS) program, which aims to improve breastfeeding rates. It offers new mothers...