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Centra's Virtual Learning Center Wins Full Accreditation

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Centra's Virtual Learning Center Wins Full Accreditation

April 23, 2019

Centra’s Central Virginia Center of Simulation and Virtual Learning (also known simply as the Virtual Learning Center) was awarded full accreditation through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) on April 15...Read more

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Centra Names New President and CEO

Centra Names New President and CEO

April 18, 2019

Press Release
Amy G. Ray
Board Chair, Centra Board of Directors

Centra is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew (Andy) T. Mueller, M.D., to the role of president and Chief Executive...Read more

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Homemade Masks

Homemade Masks

March 29, 2019

Supporting Centra Caregivers on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Outbreak

In recent days, we've received an influx of requests from community members that wish to support...Read more

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Ethics 2019

Ethics 2019

March 01, 2019

Annual Hot Topics in Ethics 

Ethics Across the Lifespan

Presented by Michael Gillette, Ph.D., President, Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.

This highly-...Read more

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Building A Seamless Experience

Emergency Department Worker in front of Ambulance

Building A Seamless Experience

December 06, 2018

The emergency department at Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital was recently expanded to help provide better service and care to patients in their times of need. Reopened earlier this year, it now includes a dedicated...Read more

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Quit Like a Champion: Great American Smokeout

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Quit Like a Champion: Great American Smokeout

November 15, 2018


Centra is celebrating the 42nd Annual Great American Smokeout! Information to help you quit smoking as well as giveaways will be available.

One in five people dies as a result of illness caused by...Read more

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Mental Health Matters Fall 2018

Mental Health Matters Publication Cover

Mental Health Matters Fall 2018

September 27, 2018

In this issue:

  1. Arms wide open

  2. A new world of language

    3. ...Read more
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BMH Receives Pathway to Excellence Designation

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BMH Receives Pathway to Excellence Designation

September 24, 2018

Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce it has achieved the Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

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New NICU Pods Will Combat Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

New NICU Pods Will Combat Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

August 30, 2018

On August 13, 2018, Centra's Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery at Virginia Baptist Hospital opened four new pods to help babies who are born exposed to opioids or other substances. Each pod is a quiet, partitioned area...Read more

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Centra's Cancer Services Receives Accreditation

Centra's Cancer Services Receives Accreditation

June 04, 2018

Centra's radiation oncology department has obtained APEx accreditation through the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).  Centra is one of two health care systems in the state of Virginia to achieve this. ...Read more

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