Sentara serves many communities rich in culture and diversity. We partner with community leaders and local organizations to best understand and address the healthcare needs in the areas we serve. We also promote outreach initiatives and offer grant funding programs to prioritize community engagement and promote health equity.
Promoting Health Equity
Sentara is committed to advancing health equity and ensuring that all members of our communities have access to the resources they need to live their healthiest and most fulfilling lives. By addressing social determinants of health and improving access to high quality healthcare, Sentara is improving health every day.
Supporting Diverse Businesses
Sentara is dedicated to partnering with diverse businesses through its Supplier Diversity Program. This program supports the company's corporate commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout its workforce, patient population, and the community. Learn more here.
Fostering Tomorrow's Workforce
Sentara has established numerous unique programs to build a pipeline to foster the diverse healthcare workforce of tomorrow. These programs provide opportunities for future healthcare workers from diverse backgrounds by reducing barriers and financial burdens associated with pursuing higher-paying careers.
Sentara's Project CHOICE is a unique program that represents the organization's commitment to 'Careers in Healthcare that provide Opportunities for Improvements in Community Economics and Equity'. This program aims to create a pipeline that fosters a pathway to healthcare careers that impact community economics and health equity outcomes. Through this program, Sentara is partnering with existing educational systems to provide exposure, experience, and immersion toward clinical and non-clinical pathway choices.
Sentara Scholars is a student assistance program designed to provide financial support to students in healthcare and healthcare-related programs. The goal of Sentara Scholars is to help remove financial barriers that prevent student enrollment and retention. Funding is made available to students through partnerships with academic institutions and non-profit organizations throughout Virginia and North Carolina. Recipients are selected from a combination of merit and need-based criteria.
Learn more about both of these programs here.