Sentara expanding
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare recently announced plans to merge with the independent Martha Jefferson Hospital, based in Charlottesville. A nonprofit, Sentara Healthcare currently includes eight Virginia-based acute-care hospitals and home care services. According to a local press article, with this move, the Sentara system will include 10 hospitals across the State of Virginia. A 176-bed nonprofit facility, Martha Jefferson plans to open a new $275 million facility next year.
