Sentara Healthcare

Sentara Healthcare operates as an integrated health system that provides acute hospital care, outpatient medical services, primary and specialty physician practices, and a commercial health insurance plan. It serves residents of Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, delivering care through hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care clinics, and wellness programs. The organization also offers home health, hospice, and long‑term care services to support patients across the continuum of care.

Sentara Healthcare is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and maintains a regional footprint that includes multiple hospital campuses and numerous outpatient facilities spread across its service area. As a not‑for‑profit entity, it reinvests surplus revenue into infrastructure, technology upgrades, and community health initiatives aimed at improving access and outcomes. The system employs a large workforce of clinicians, administrators, and support staff to sustain its broad range of services.

A distinguishing attribute of Sentara Healthcare is its emphasis on integrated care coordination, which seeks to align hospital services with physician networks and its health plan to reduce duplication and improve patient experience. The organization has been recognized for quality and safety performance, participating in federal programs such as Medicare’s Hospital Value‑Based Purchasing and reporting data to public quality dashboards. Its not‑for‑profit status obliges it to meet charitable care requirements and to engage in community benefit activities, including health education and outreach programs.

Structurally, Sentara Healthcare operates as a subsidiary of Sentara, the overarching not‑for‑profit health system, and is governed by a volunteer board of community leaders. It holds tax‑exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3), which mandates that any excess revenue be used to further its charitable mission rather than distributed to owners or shareholders.