Sentara Offers Specialized Orthopedic Care Throughout Virginia

by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023

By 2016, 10 Sentara hospitals had opened OrthoJoint Centers, marking a milestone in the expansion of orthopedic services. Communities throughout Virginia could now receive the highest level of care for orthopedic concerns close to home. Sentara also opened four back...

Howard Kern Becomes Sentara CEO

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...

Sentara Offers New Services to Virginia Communities

by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023

Sentara continued to open new facilities and offer expanded services to the community in 2016. The Sentara Woodview assisted living facility added new services for residents, including a 4,000-square-foot therapy gym, a new speech therapy room, and an exam room for...

Expansions at Three Hospitals

by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023

In 2016, Sentara completed major construction projects at three hospitals. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center finished construction on a new surgery center, a 67,000-square-foot facility with a sterile prep area, a pre-op and post-op area equipped with 28 beds,...

The Sentara Brand Expands Throughout Virginia

by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023

After merging with Sentara in 2011, Martha Jefferson Hospital officially adopted the Sentara brand in 2015, becoming Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital. That year, the Sentara brand was also introduced in the Halifax community, when all entities of Halifax Regional...