by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023
By 2017, Optima was serving 450,000 members in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Ohio. That year, Optima launched a new Medicaid product, Optima Health Community Care, a managed care program for people with physical disabilities, long-term diseases, substance use...
by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023
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...
by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023
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...
by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023
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...
by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023
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...
