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CategoryRead stories and happenings that highlight our exceptional employees and the amazing things they do.
An RN, a BSN and a DVR
For the last year and a half, January Lane could be found wearing one of two things: Her nursing scrubs — or her pajamas. But don’t think for a second that January, a staff RN in the neo-natal ICU at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital and a RN-to-BSN student at the Sentara College of Health Sciences, … Continue Reading
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Sentara Community Benefits Across Virginia
The 2011 Annual Sentara Community Benefits Report is now available for the first time online by logging on to http://www.sentara.com/communitybenefitsreport. In 2011, Sentara provided more than $214.5 million in community benefits. This investment back into the people we serve comes in many forms. We include uncompensated patient care, the teaching and training of healthcare professionals … Continue Reading
Celebrating Sentara Wound Care Nurses
Center of Excellence Designation Honors Nurses and Patient Quality. Having a wound that won’t heal is a health concern for many people. For patients of Sentara Home Care Services in Suffolk, they can feel more comfortable knowing their wound care nurse has become more skilled in wound care management. In collaboration with Kinetic Concepts, Inc … Continue Reading
Hospital Staff Comforts Dying Patient
Sentara Commitments: Always treat you with dignity, respect and compassion Editor’s Note: The following letter was recently written by a family member of a palliative care patient at RMH Healthcare. Sadly, the patient passed away during his stay at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, however, the family was so touched by the care he received at the hospital that they sent this letter … Continue Reading
Saluting Registered Nurses
The following post is written by Angie Laing, RN, CEN, SANE-A, Forensic Nurse Examiner Program Coordinator, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Emergency Department. All across the United States, registered nurses are being saluted. On May 6, 2012, Sentara Healthcare is joining the American Nurses Association in celebrating Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring, as part of National Nurses Week, which is held May … Continue Reading
Sentara Observes National Hospital Week
May 6-12 recognition focuses on the theme: Making Miracles Happen. The nation’s largest celebration honoring the history and work of health care workers, National Hospital Week, will be observed May 6-12 at hospitals all around the country. National Hospital Week is a celebration of the history, technology and the dedication of the professionals that make our … Continue Reading
Invest in Breast Health Now
What better time to invest in your breast health? Sentara Cancer Network is hosting a day of indulgence for women at Sentara Port Warwick Saturday, May 5. Women of all ages are welcome to enjoy chair massages, a healthy cooking demonstration, health screenings, and timely lectures. On display will also be Quilts of Courage—a collection … Continue Reading
NFL Great Joe Theisman
NFL Great Joe Theisman Talks Aneurysms, Football. Joe Theisman was a featured guest speaker at the opening reception for the 2012 Current Concepts in Vascular Care, a Sentara hosted mid-Atlantic conference that drew more than 240 vascular surgeons, specialists and professionals. Theisman works as an advocate to raise awareness for Aortic Abdominal Aneurysms. His personal … Continue Reading
New Sentara Facility
Sentara Healthcare opened a new outpatient healthcare campus in Northern Virginia, Sentara Lake Ridge. Sentara Lake Ridge is Sentara Healthcare’s first outpatient healthcare campus in Northern Virginia. Sentara Lake Ridge includes 24-hour emergency care, advanced imaging (including CT, digital mammography, bone density scanning, ultrasound and digital x-ray) and lab on the first floor. The second floor includes … Continue Reading
Recognizing National Medical Lab Professionals
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 22-28, 2012, is a time to honor the more than 600 Sentara Healthcare medical lab professionals throughout Virginia who perform and interpret tests’ that save lives and keep patients healthy. Sentara Reference Laboratory, is a full-service reference lab, operating hospital based laboratories, ambulatory care center laboratories, Patient Service Centers and supporting a wide range of physician … Continue Reading
