Sentara Health

Sentara Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system founded in Norfolk, Virginia in 1888. Its mission is stated simply: "We improve health every day." More than 125 years after its founding, the organisation operates 12 hospitals and over 300 sites of care across Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, delivering both inpatient and outpatient services to the communities it serves.

The system employs more than 1,600 physicians and advanced practice providers and records over 2.8 million patient visits a year. Care is organised around multidisciplinary teams that pair expert clinicians with state-of-the-art technology. Technical work spans healthcare technology, multidisciplinary clinical care, and care innovation and effectiveness measurement - including the development of new methods of care and the measurement of their results.

Sentara reports several measures of clinical standing. Eight of its hospitals hold Magnet Recognition Program designation, a distinction fewer than 8% of hospitals nationwide achieve. It has appeared in the U.S. News & World Report best hospitals rankings for more than 18 consecutive years, and IBM Watson Health has named it among the Top 15 Healthcare Systems.

As a mission-driven, not-for-profit organisation, Sentara frames its purpose around community health and quality outcomes, with a stated emphasis on nursing excellence and a culture of innovation in care delivery.