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Centra Achieves Fifth Consecutive Magnet® Recognition for Nursing Excellence

October 21, 2024
LYNCHBURG, Va., October 17, 2024–Centra has earned its fifth Magnet recognition, a prestigious acknowledgment of the healthcare system’s commitment to nursing excellence and high-quality patient ca
Newsletter

Nurse who's Worked at Centra for Over 50 Years Shares Recipe in Celebration of VBH Centennial

October 21, 2024
Fran Concklin has been a cherished member of the Centra Team for over five decades.
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A Recipe for Change

October 18, 2024
Centra partners with local organizations like Meals on Wheels, Lynchburg Daily Bread and Lynchburg Grows to address the root causes of nutrition and food insecurity and ensure healthier outcomes for vulnerable populations in our communities.
Podcast

Empathy and Empowerment in Family Healthcare

October 18, 2024
In this episode, alongside Kelly Griffiths and Dr. Travis Engel, who are at the forefront of Centra's work in Advance Care Directives and Perinatal Loss and Palliative Care for newborns, we illuminate the importance of a holistic approach to this type of care.
Press release

Centra Breaks Ground on New Simons Run Medical Campus, Expanding Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services

September 26, 2024
Centra, along with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, affiliates of Lifepoint Health, have begun construction on a new medical campus to expand access to behavioral health and rehabilitation care.
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Cultivating Connection and Compassion through Patient Experience

September 6, 2024
Patti Snow, Patient Experience Partner at Centra, emphasizes how essential relationship-building is in shaping patients' experience, despite the challenges and constraints that healthcare teams can
Newsletter

70 Years of Service: Honoring the Legacy of Virginia Baptist Hospital’s Auxiliary Volunteers

September 6, 2024
As Virginia Baptist Hospital celebrates its centennial, we’re also honoring its Auxiliary Volunteers who have enhanced patient care, supported staff and served as goodwill ambassadors to our commun
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Centra Nurse Reflects on Career, Gears Up for 50th Run of Virginia 10-Miler Course

September 6, 2024
Lindsay Beebe, an experienced nurse with a deep passion for geriatric care, reflects on her 18-year career, her dedication to mental health awareness, and her plans to run the Virginia 10-Miler cou