Sentara Makes Enhancements to Telemedicine

by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023

Sentara makes enhancements to telemedicine, adding virtual visitations at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital’s NICU, tele-neurology services at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, and tele-psych services at six emergency departments.

Sentara Disseminates New Innovations

by Justin Kirk | Jan 3, 2023

Prior to 2016, Sentara’s Blue Ridge and Hampton Roads facilities began offering low-dose CT lung screenings. The procedure provides medical professionals with more comprehensive information about lung cancer patients. Due to its success, Sentara offered the procedure...

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,...