Centra News

With a midwifery apprenticeship background, Andrea assisted midwives with home births in her local community of Hurt, Virginia.

A $1.84 million legacy estate gift from a local family at the end of the last decade is supporting Centra’s nursing program during a critical moment for the profession and healthcare system. 

When Elizabeth Rose, a 40-year-old teacher at Monelison Middle School, woke up shortly before 5 am one morning, she had the impression something was pulling at her left arm.

Fifteen months after Rowena and Phil Mason retired, Rowena knew something was wrong with her husband.

Centralized check-in area means better care ‘every step of the way’ for cancer patients 

Caregivers face a variety of personal emergencies – all of which can seem even more overwhelming during a global pandemic.  

In his mid-40s, David* faced significant mental health and substance abuse issues.

Vibrant. Determined. Feisty in the best possible way.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2022

Thanks to an anonymous $1 million donation, Centra began construction on Virginia's first emPATH unit in September and an innovative new approach to emergency psychiatric care.