SENTARA RMH MEDICAL CENTER

SENTARA HEALTH I. SENTARA HEALTH-OVERVIEW SENTARA HEALTH CELEBRATES MORE THAN 136 YEARS IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION-"WE IMPROVE HEALTH EVERY DAY." SENTARA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST, AND AMONG THE TOP 20 LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. SENTARA HAS MORE THAN 34,000 EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING 1,600 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS), 12 HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE SENTARA HEALTH PLANS DIVISION, WHICH SERVES 1.1 MILLION MEMBERS IN VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA. SENTARA IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR CLINICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY AND IS STRATEGICALLY FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND MEMBERS. SENTARA HAS A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, TWO LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTERS, THE SENTARA HEART HOSPITAL, THE SENTARA HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, THE SENTARA BROCK CANCER CENTER, THE ACCREDITED SENTARA CANCER NETWORK, THE SENTARA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AND TWO ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITALS. SENTARA ALSO INCLUDES A MEDICAL GROUP, NIGHTINGALE REGIONAL AIR AMBULANCE, HOME CARE, AMBULATORY OUTPATIENT CAMPUSES, ADVANCED IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS, AND A CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK. SENTARA ALSO PARTICIPATES IN AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO), WHICH SUPPORTS COORDINATED CARE EFFORTS AND VALUE-BASED INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS. IN 2024, SENTARA CONTINUED THE BRAND EVOLUTION FROM SENTARA HEALTHCARE TO SENTARA HEALTH. THE NEW NAME REFLECTS OUR ENHANCED FOCUS ON PROMOTING THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CONSUMERS-OUR PATIENTS, MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITIES-WHO ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. THIS CHANGE ALSO REPRESENTS THE DEEPENING ALIGNMENT BETWEEN OUR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLANS. EFFORTS ARE CENTERED ON MAKING THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE SIMPLE, SEAMLESS, PERSONAL, AND MORE AFFORDABLE, AND ADDING VALUE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. SENTARA STRIVES TO SERVE ALL OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR HEALTH MISSIONS. AS AN INTEGRATED DELIVERY NETWORK (IDN), SENTARA PROVIDES BOTH HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, WHICH ENABLES SENTARA TO FULLY UNDERSTAND AND DELIVER ON THE NEEDS OF OUR CONSUMERS IN A UNIQUE AND INSIGHTFUL WAY. ADDITIONALLY, SERVING AS AN IDN PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT AND LIFT OUR COMMUNITIES GIVEN THE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER CARE AND RESOURCES WITHIN THE WALLS OF OUR CARE SITES AS WELL AS DEEP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. II. COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY SENTARA PROVIDES MUCH IN THE WAY OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND CHARITY CARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT TOTALED $329 MILLION IN 2024. SENTARA PROVIDED $174 MILLION IN NET UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT CARE COSTS; $96 MILLION IN TEACHING & TRAINING OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; $40 MILLION IN COMMUNITY GIVING; AND $19 MILLION IN HEALTH & PREVENTION PROGRAMS. SENTARA AND ITS TEAM MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY $2.4 MILLION TO THE UNITED WAY THROUGH DIRECT EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE EMPLOYEE MATCHING PROGRAM. A. PREVIOUSLY LAUNCHED IN 2022, SENTARA COMMUNITY CARE (SCC) IS AN INNOVATIVE MODEL OF CARE THAT INTEGRATES PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE ROOT FACTORS THAT GREATLY INFLUENCE A PERSON'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BEYOND THE CARE THAT SENTARA DELIVERS INSIDE OF OUR MEDICAL FACILITIES. IN 2024: I. SCC LAUNCHED AN INNOVATIVE SCHOOL-BASED TELEHEALTH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HAMPTON AND HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA SCHOOL SYSTEMS, DELIVERING ACUTE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS. SENTARA PLANS TO EXPAND TO MORE THAN 25 TITLE I SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. II. SCC OPENED A NEW COMMUNITY CARE CENTER IN HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE NEW CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, PRENATAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ADDICTION MEDICINE, AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES; A COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY; AND GREATER ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES-ALL IN ONE LOCATION. III. A SIXTH SCC "SENTARA MOBILE CARE" VEHICLE WAS INTRODUCED IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES ACROSS THE SENTARA NETWORK. IV. SCC PARTNERED WITH THE FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN SHORE TO OPEN A NEW FOODBANK LOCATION NEXT DOOR TO OUR SCC CENTER IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. B. SENTARA CONTINUES OUR EFFORTS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT (CEI) PROGRAM, SENTARA CARES, TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES SENTARA SERVES IN THE MOST IMPACTFUL WAY. SENTARA IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH, TACKLING HEALTH INEQUITIES, ADDRESSING SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH, AND PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE IN TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. I. SENTARA AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION IN SENTARA CARES GRANTS AND MICROGRANTS TO 219 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. II. SENTARA INVESTED $3 MILLION IN A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION FUND AIMED AT IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. THIS FUND FOCUSES ON ENHANCING THE RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE, FOSTERING INNOVATION THAT CAN BE SCALABLE, AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SAFETY NET PROVIDERS IN THIS SPACE. A. SENTARA PARTNERED WITH THE VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY (VSC) TO BRING "EVERY BRILLIANT THING," AN INSPIRATIONAL PLAY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TO COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, VSC PRESENTED 42 PERFORMANCES OF "EVERY BRILLIANT THING" AT OVER 30 VENUES, REACHING 5,535 ATTENDEES. III. SENTARA FOUNDED THE HAMPTON ROADS LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION (LISC) OFFICE IN 2019, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT THAT WORKS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS AND CATALYZE OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH LISC, SENTARA SUPPORTED THE PREDEVELOPMENT OF AN UPCOMING 50-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL FACILITY CALLED NEWPORT GARDENS; CONSTRUCTION OF 40 ADDITIONAL STUDIO APARTMENTS; AND AWARDING FORKIDS A GRANT TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. IV. IN RESPONSE TO MEDICAL STAFF SHORTAGES PLAGUING OUR U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, SENTARA CONTINUED SENTARA SCHOLARS, ITS PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS PURSUING HEALTHCARE CAREERS. IN 2024, SENTARA SCHOLARS PROVIDED $1.18 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS ACROSS 13 UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. V. SENTARA PARTNERED WITH THE FIVE CITIES OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS TO SECURE A $833,800 GRANT FROM THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE A MOBILE CARE VEHICLE DEDICATED TO TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER IN THE CITIES OF CHESAPEAKE, NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, SUFFOLK, AND VIRGINIA BEACH. THE VEHICLE IS PLANNED TO LAUNCH IN 2025. C. SENTARA COMMITTED $350 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS IN SUPPORT OF THE MERGER OF EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL (EVMS) AND OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (ODU) TO FORM THE LARGEST ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER IN VIRGINIA. THE MERGED UNIVERSITY-MACON & JOAN BROCK VIRGINIA HEALTH SCIENCES AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY-IS THE LARGEST HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER IN VIRGINIA WITH MORE THAN 50 DEGREES OFFERED, SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. D. SENTARA HAS LONG BEEN COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PREVENTION AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE EATING FOR LIFE PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES BALANCED NUTRITION AND HEALTHY MEAL PLANNING, MOVEMENT RESOURCES THAT ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND STRENGTH-BUILDING ROUTINES, AND YOGA AND MEDITATION TO SUPPORT MINDFULNESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. MONTHLY HEALTH AND WELLNESS WEBINARS ARE AVAILABLE ON TOPICS SUCH AS DIABETES MANAGEMENT, HEART HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS. E. SENTARA ORGANIZES AND HOSTS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CRUCIAL HEALTH ISSUES ALIGNED WITH KEY AWARENESS MONTHS. SENTARA CURRENTLY RECOGNIZES EIGHT KEY AREAS OF FOCUS: HEART AND VASCULAR HEALTH, STROKE AWARENESS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, COLON CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, BREAST CANCER, LUNG CANCER, AND CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE PROMOTING PREVENTIVE CARE AND EARLY DETECTION THROUGH HEALTH SCREENINGS, WEBINARS, AND WELLNESS RESOURCES.