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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

Maria Torres and Travis Taylor have lived in the Southwood community outside Charlottesville, Va. their entire lives. As the only home either of them has ever known, Southwood will always be a tapestry of memories, stitched with threads of hardship and hope. For Maria, Southwood was a community of people who shared her language and… Read More

Sentara Health is proud to award NOVA ScriptsCentral (NSC) a $50,000 Sentara Cares Grant to support medication access for patients receiving care from the Sentara Family Health Connection Mobile Clinic. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (SNVMC) and NSC both share a common goal in helping underserved communities access quality health care. “Our collaboration with NOVA… Read More

The investment marks the beginning of a new partnership between Sentara and the foundation Sentara and the Greater Peninsula C.A.R.E.S. (Congregational and Residential Empowerment Services) Foundation announced their newly forged partnership aimed at promoting health equity in the community. During the foundation’s official launch event on July 17 in Newport News, Va., Dennis Matheis, president… Read More

Sentara Health and NORA collaborate to provide grants to small nonprofit and faith-based organizations Sentara celebrates its newly forged partnership with the Network of Regional Advocacy (NORA), an initiative created to serve as a grant provider to faith-based and other charitable nonprofit organizations. Through this partnership, Sentara and NORA aim to address social determinants of… Read More

Funding supports collaborative partnership to transform neighborhoods of concentrated poverty into neighborhoods of opportunity Sentara Healthcare announced today an $11 million investment in the Marshall-Ridley Choice Neighborhood revitalization initiative in Newport News, Va. This project is part of the Choice Neighborhood Initiative, which leverages public and private investments to replace distressed public housing and transform… Read More

Eight Sentara hospitals have been named among the nation’s best for providing high-quality labor and delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies by U.S. News & World Report, a leader in quality rankings. This designation recognizes Sentara’s commitment and success in providing safe, comprehensive maternity care to expecting families every step of the way. The annual maternity… 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