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A New Name for a New Era

WEBAs Alliance Health System expanded its scope of services, the need arose for a distinctive new name that would capture the organization’s identity. Out of dozens of possibilities, …

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Martha Jefferson Hospital Merges with Sentara

WEBMartha Jefferson Hospital thrived in the early 2000s, receiving $50 million in donations from the community to build a new hospital. Construction on the new building began in 2008 …

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Sentara’s New Name and Logo Reflect Company Values

WEBFollowing the merger with Tidewater Health Care, Sentara adopted a new name and logo. “Sentara Health System” changed to “Sentara Healthcare,” a name that better reflected …

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Sentara Named Top Integrated Healthcare Network

WEBIMS Health’s Top 100 IHN list recognizes the top 100 integrated healthcare networks (IHNs) in the country. In 2001, Sentara was named the nation’s top IHN out of over 500 …

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Sentara Medical Group

WEBIn 1995, 63 physicians joined Sentara to create the Sentara Medical Group (SMG). Sentara took over many of the physicians’ administrative and financial duties, allowing them to …

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Dennis Matheis Becomes Sentara President and CEO

WEBIn September 2022, Dennis Matheis became president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare. Matheis has spent the past 30 years in leadership roles within the healthcare industry, …

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Bell Hospital Opens in Williamsburg

WEBIn 1925, local physician Baxter Bell opened Bell Hospital on Cary Street in Williamsburg, Virginia. At the time, this privately owned facility was the only hospital in the area and …

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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Opens

WEBSentara Princess Anne Hospital opens. The opening of the hospital realized the vision of former Sentara CEO Glenn Mitchell and earlier community leaders, who predicted the …

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New Facilities for Virginia Beach

WEBRecognizing their community’s need for a larger hospital, the Virginia Beach City Council donated land for an expanded hospital on 25th Street and Arctic Avenue in 1960. After …

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A Hospital for Rockingham County

WEBRockingham County, nestled deep in the Shenandoah Valley, met with a growing need for a hospital in the early 1900s. When Harrisonburg resident William Glodomore Leake, a …

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Sentara Acquires AvMed, Inc.

WEBSentara's health insurance division continued to expand in 2022 with the acquisition of AvMed, Inc., a not-for-profit health plan in Florida serving over 200,000 members. …

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Sentara’s Culture of Safety Spreads

WEBSentara’s behavior-based expectations (BBEs) and Red Rules established standard protocols of communication and enabled employees to ensure clinical quality on a …

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Optima Health Plan

WEBAlliance Health System continued to diversify its offerings in 1984, establishing Optima Health Plan—the area’s first locally owned, not-for-profit Health Maintenance …

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