by Justin Kirk | Dec 5, 2022
In 2002, Williamsburg Community Hospital merged with Sentara. The hospital’s leaders knew that joining Sentara’s extensive network would enable them to provide better care at a lower cost. Joining Sentara’s network soon proved to be an advantage for the hospital and...
by Justin Kirk | Dec 5, 2022
IMS Health’s Top 100 IHN list recognizes the top 100 integrated healthcare networks (IHNs) in the country. In 2001, Sentara was named the nation’s top IHN out of over 500 systems nationwide. In 2012, with the ranking in its 15th year, Sentara remained the only IHN in...
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...
