Awards and Recognitions

Eight Sentara hospitals have earned either a 5-star CMS rating or a 4-star CMS rating from the 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating. The national average among all rated hospitals is three stars.

All Sentara hospitals have earned DNV Accreditation, which upholds regulatory requirements for hospitals, such as US Government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and provides guidance and best practices for clinical specialty organizations across healthcare.

In 2024, Forbes named Sentara Health one of America’s Best-In-State Employers, recognizing the organization as a preferred place to work based on evaluations from employees and community members.

   

America's Best-In-State Employer, Forbes (2024)

Best Employer for Veterans, Forbes (2022, 2023)

Best Employer for New Grads, Forbes (2022)

Best Employer for Women, Forbes (2020)

America's Best Employers, Forbes (2018)

Through the work of Sentara’s Diversity & Inclusion department, all of our hospitals have received the High Performer designation for 2024 from the Human Rights Campaign, a nationwide organization working to achieve quality and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community.

'High Performer' in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality, Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) (2024, 2022)

Top 15 Health System, IBM Watson Health (2018, 2021)

11 Sentara hospitals received an “A” or “B” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2024 Safety Grades, recognized for providing safe, exceptional patient care.

10 Sentara hospitals have earned Magnet Recognition Program®️ designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

You can learn more about our nursing awards here.

Five Sentara hospitals have earned recognition in Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 rankings, highlighting the leading hospitals in every state.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Sentara hospitals in multiple “Best Hospital” categories, and received recognition as “High Performing” in several specialties, procedures, and conditions.

Sentara has consistently earned recognition from U.S. News for more than 20 consecutive years.

We are proud to be a certified V3 employer since 2013, which demonstrates our exceptional efforts in recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining military veterans.