Sentara Recognized with Multiple Awards

Sentara Recognized with Multiple Awards

Sentara received several prominent awards in 2016 in recognition of the system’s continuing efforts to improve healthcare in the region. The American Heart Association granted Mission: Lifeline Awards to six Sentara hospitals for improvement measures for heart attack...
Sentara Certified for Safety and Quality

Sentara Certified for Safety and Quality

Sentara Healthcare is the first healthcare system in the U.S. to receive multi-site certification in the ISO 9001 Quality Management system from the accrediting body DNV-GL. The International Standards Organization (ISO) supports consistent application of best...
Sentara Continues to Support the Community

Sentara Continues to Support the Community

In a single year, Sentara charitable foundations, including Sentara Foundation – Hampton Roads, RMH Foundation, and MJH Foundation, raised $5 million for local programs and funded 39 community grants. In addition, Sentara RMH Medical Center gave over $11,000 to...
Howard Kern Becomes Sentara CEO

Howard Kern Becomes Sentara CEO

Howard Kern joined Sentara in 1980 as an administrative fellow at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and became president and CEO in 2016. During his six years as CEO, Kern oversaw the development of the Sentara Brock Cancer Center and Sentara Albemarle Regional Health...
Sentara Hospitals Recognized for Safety and Quality

Sentara Hospitals Recognized for Safety and Quality

Multiple awards recognized Sentara’s commitment to patient safety and providing high-quality healthcare in 2015. Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading magazine for hospital news and analysis, listed Sentara RMH Medical Center among their “100 Great Community Hospitals.”...