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Affiliation formed to ensure best care for community during time of profound change
September 29, 2010 — Charlottesville, VA. In a move to increase Martha Jefferson’s ability to provide high quality, comprehensive health care services to patients, Martha Jefferson Hospital is pleased to announce its intent to merge with Sentara Healthcare. The Martha Jefferson Health Services Board voted unanimously on the decision. (more…)
September 23, 2010
Charlottesville, VA. Martha Jefferson hospital is pleased to announce a group of investors has purchased the main hospital facility on Locust Avenue. Octagon Partners, a Charlottesville-based developer, will manage the re-development and shape the future of the site when Martha Jefferson opens its new hospital facility on Pantops Mountain at Peter Jefferson Place next year. (more…)
Martha Jefferson's Stroke Team
June 23, 2010
Martha Jefferson Hospital is pleased to announce it has been named an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, a leading healthcare accreditation agency.
Martha Jefferson Hospital has expanded its Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery service to include facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Elizabeth Chance, MD, brings to the hospital her skills and expertise in reconstruction of facial defects following skin cancer removal, functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, treatment of the aging face and facial trauma.
In April 2012, the hospital added aesthetic and reconstructive surgery to its repertoire of specialty service lines when Victoria Vastine, MD, and her well respected practice joined the Martha Jefferson Hospital family.
Martha Jefferson Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery practice continues to offer quality care in a warm, comfortable setting at its Peter Jefferson Place location. The practice’s new phone number is 434-654-8920.
June 1, 2011
Martha Jefferson Hospital is excited to announce its merger with Sentara Healthcare is complete, effective June 1. This is a milestone that will help enable the hospital to continue to provide quality healthcare to the community for years to come.
In September of 2010, Martha Jefferson signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Sentara Healthcare. Over the past several months the two organizations have undergone a due diligence process and regulatory review.
Martha Jefferson is now the 10th hospital in the Sentara Healthcare not-for-profit integrated health system based in Norfolk, Virginia.
“Martha Jefferson and Sentara have the same missions and strive to improve the health of the communities they serve,” said Jim Haden, Martha Jefferson Hospital President. “By working together we will both be able to benefit and continue to provide excellent clinical outcomes and the Caring Tradition that our patients have come to value.”
Moving forward, planning and integration efforts will help ensure a smooth transition between the two organizations.
“We are excited to welcome Martha Jefferson Hospital staff and physicians to the Sentara family,” says Sentara CEO David L. Bernd. “Martha Jefferson and Sentara share a common commitment to quality, customer service and community service. Together we will continue providing personalized health care to residents of Charlottesville and Central Virginia,” he continues.
About Sentara Healthcare
Sentara Healthcare is an acknowledged leader in patient safety and quality innovation. Founded in 1888 as the Retreat for the Sick in Norfolk, Virginia, Sentara has ranked for more than a decade among the nation’s top integrated healthcare systems by Modern Healthcare magazine and is the #1 most integrated health care system for the last two years. Sentara, a not-for-profit health system, operates more than 100 sites of care serving residents across Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The system is comprised of 9 acute care hospitals, advanced imaging centers, nursing and assisted-living centers, outpatient campuses, two home health and hospice agencies, a 3,680-provider medical staff, and three medical groups with 618 providers. Sentara also offers medical transport ambulances and Nightingale, the first air ambulance serving Hampton Roads. Optima Health, an award winning Sentara owned health plan, serves 433,000 members in Virginia. Learn more at www.sentara.com.
August 11, 2010
EMPLOYEES AWARDED DAY OFF TO SERVE LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Charlottesville, VA. Martha Jefferson Hospital is pleased to announce the winners in the Employee Appreciation Week and Community Outreach Programs contests.
January 29, 2010
Martha Jefferson Hospital is pleased to announce we have added a second surgeon to our bariatric team. Katie Trahan, MD, who has been a general surgeon with Martha Jefferson Surgical Associates since 2007, now has privileges to perform Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. She is one of two female bariatric surgeons in the state. (more…)
November 19, 2009
Martha Jefferson Hospital has added to its already comprehensive arsenal of cancer care services a state-of-the-art procedure called stereotactic radiosurgery, or SRS.
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Topping Off Ceremony
October 14, 2009
Hospital officials, community members and the Mortenson Construction team gathered to celebrate the topping off of the replacement hospital Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at Peter JeffersonPlace. The event signified a major milestone in the construction process.
September 28, 2009
Dozens of men lined up an hour before the doors even opened for the 17th annual free prostate cancer screening at Martha Jefferson Hospital. The event, held Saturday, September 26 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., drew a crowdof 342 men, an increase from last year. More than 30 percent of the participants were African-American men over the age of 40, a group of individuals that is considered at high-risk for prostrate cancer.
