Welcoming Baby hosts baby shower to provide support and education to expectant mothers. On March 20, 2024, the Welcoming BabySM outreach team partnered with Urban Baby Beginnings to host a baby shower for Sentara Health Plans Medicaid members in Petersburg, VA. Nearly 50 people, including expectant mothers and their families, were in attendance. Dr. Karen… Read More
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Sentara Provides Grant to Kids First, Inc.
Sentara partnered with Kids First, Inc. to raise awareness and support for the fight against child maltreatment for communities in North Carolina. Sentara’s grant will help Kids First provide onsite medical and forensic evaluations for children and provide therapy and advocacy services to child victims and their families. Learn more.
Welcoming Baby Hosts Their First Spanish Baby Shower
On February 21, 2024, the Sentara Health Plans Welcoming BabySM Outreach team hosted their first baby shower tailored for Spanish-speaking mothers. Close to 25 expecting mothers across Virginia participated in this virtual event. The Welcoming Baby Outreach team hosts regular baby showers for Sentara Health Plans Medicaid members. The events provide expecting mothers with vital… Read More
Sentara Health Employees Contribute Nearly $2.3 Million in the 2023 United Way Giving Campaign
Sentara team members raised nearly $2.3 million for the 2023 United Way campaign, making this the most impactful United Way campaign that Sentara has conducted in our organization’s history. Sentara’s profound commitment to community echoes in the $1,498,262 contributed by colleagues during the 2023 United Way campaign. Team members could further increase their charitable giving… Read More
Sentara Health celebrates partnership with NC community non-profit organizations
Sentara has invested more than $2 million in northeast North Carolina since 2021 Sentara Health hosted leaders from 31 local non-profit organizations for a Community Partner Celebration on December 13 at Mid-Atlantic Christian University in Elizabeth City, NC. At the event, Sentara praised the organizations for their collaboration and commitment to improving the lives of… Read More
Sentara Health Plans to sponsor community doula training offered by Urban Baby Beginnings
Sentara Health Plans and Urban Baby Beginnings (UBB®) are partnering to address health disparities for women living in Southwestern Virginia. Sentara Health Plans will fund the tuition and fees for six participants to complete a community doula training program offered by UBB. The program includes eight weeks of training, consisting of more than 60 hours… Read More
Sentara celebrates local non-profits and strengthens community relationships
Investing more than $2 million in the Northern Virginia community since 2021 (Woodbridge, Va.) – Leaders from 35 non-profit organizations in Northern Virginia were invited to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (SNVMC) on Friday, Dec. 8 for a Community Partner Celebration hosted by Sentara to recognize these service organizations that are changing lives every day… Read More
Sentara Health and Optima Health support the 8th Annual Russell County Health Coalition Family Health Expo
Attendees provided with health advice and support, along with goodie bags. Sentara and Optima Health participated in the 8th Annual Russell County Health Coalition Family Health Expo held on November 14, 2023, in Lebanon, Va. Members of the Health Education and Maternal Child Health medical outreach teams were onsite to provide health advice and goodie… Read More
Optima Health hosts baby shower to support expectant mothers
Healthcare experts were available to provide expectant mothers with education and advice. Optima Health’s Maternal Child Health Outreach Team hosted a baby shower on October 12 at the Bon Secours Memorial Regional Center in Mechanicsville, Va. As part of Optima Health’s Welcoming Baby Program, 17 expectant mothers, along with their partners and family members, were… Read More
Sentara Health awards more than $300K to the Hampton Fire Division
Funding supports the Hampton Fire Division’s Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine Program. Sentara Health provided a $327,000 grant to the Hampton Fire Division’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine program during an event held at the Y.H. Thomas Community Center in Hampton, Va., on October 2, 2023. The Sentara grant will support an innovative program… Read More