Sentara Healthcare celebrates more than 130 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system with more than 29,000 employees (including 1,375 physicians and advanced practice providers), 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves over 900,000 members. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” in 2021 and 2018, recognized as a “Best Employer for Women” by Forbes in 2020, and ranked as one of Forbes “America’s Best Employers” in 2018.

130+ Year Not-for-Profit Mission: We Improve Health Every Day

We are one healthcare system with nearly 30,000 employees, all with the same commitment to quality care and creating an extraordinary healthcare experience.

From hybrid operating rooms to new models of care, we have always been ahead of the curve. For example, we:

Performed Hampton Roads’ first heart and kidney transplants, in addition to the first open-heart surgery.

Opened the first PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly) site in Virginia.

Were the first in the nation to pioneer eICU®, a remote monitoring system for intensive care.

Were the first to leverage telehealth through Sentara Home Care Services to better monitor and manage patients remotely.

Gained worldwide fame when America’s first in-vitro baby was born at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Helping to achieve this:

The Sentara app provides convenient access to Sentara locations, health and wellness information, and ways to connect with us.

Sentara MyChart provides patients with secure online access to this information, enabling new ways to interact with our doctors and staff. And the Sentara MyChart app empowers patients to access their electronic medical information on the go anytime, anywhere via their smartphone.

Our Sentara eCare Health Network® uses innovative and secure technology to link patient medical records between our hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare sites.

Sentara MDLIVE connects consumers to board-certified doctors by phone or secure online video 24/7/365.

Select Sentara facilities and programs have also been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for more than 19 years.