Author: Melissa Dolly

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

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

Sentara Health and Optima Health partnered with Hebron VA, Inc. and the Justin J. Heart Foundation to address food insecurity and inadequate access to fresh food. Together, the organizations were able to deliver 80 bags full of fresh and nutritious food to families at Lakemont Elementary School in Petersburg, Va. The collaboration between the organizations… Read More

More than $10 million in investments through Sentara’s 2022 grant cycles are working to advance health equity and create healthier communities Sentara Healthcare today announced an additional $5 million in funding to support nearly 100 partner organizations throughout Virginia and North Carolina through its Fall 2022 Sentara Cares grant cycle. These investments expand on Sentara’s… Read More