Amber Price
Amber Price, DNP, CNM, MSN, RN, joined the Sentara team as President of the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, in March 2022. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (SWRMC) is a 145-bed acute care hospital that serves the Upper Peninsula region. The SWRMC team has been recognized as a Top 100 Hospital in the nation by Truven/IBM/Watson twice, is rated by CMS as a 5-Star hospital, has been Magnet recognized by ANCC since 2014, is recognized by Becker's Top 100 Hospitals for several years, and continues as a Straight A Hospital with Leapfrog consumer advocacy organization.
Previous Experience
Prior to her role at Sentara, Price spent several years at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) where she served in roles as TriStar Division Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During her time with HCA, Amber oversaw design and construction of two hospitals and served as a member of the HCA corporate design team. She oversaw the creation of a maternal/neonatal helicopter flight program from concept to implementation. She led concept development for innovative hospitalist models and worked with General Electric to develop a new Fetal Monitoring technology. Under Price's leadership, her unit teams achieved some of the highest patient experience scores in the HCA system. Hospitals under her guidance experienced zero maternal mortalities. Price is also a Certified Nurse Midwife and spent time at Hampton Roads OBGYN in Hampton, Virginia, and has served as President of the American College of Nurse Midwives, VA Affiliate.
Current Professional Organizations and Affiliations
- American College of Healthcare Executives
- American Organization of Nurse Executives
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
- Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders
- American College of Nurse Midwives, Voting Member
- American Midwifery Certification Board
- Sigma Theta Tau
- American Nursing Association
- Board Member, Ronald McDonald House
Education
- The Johns Hopkins University - Executive Doctor of Nursing Practice, Change Leadership Focus
- University of Cincinnati - Masters in Nursing and Post-Masters Certificate
- Old Dominion University - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- University of Maryland - Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
- Community College of Monterey Peninsula - Associate Degree in Medical Assisting