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Grateful Patient Giving : Gary Cantwell

November 2, 2022
Gary Cantwell still remembers exactly where he was on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve in 2012: he was a patient in Centra Lynchburg General Hospital for that entire time.
Foundation story

Grateful Patient Giving : Kim Miller

November 2, 2022
Kim Miller was accustomed to seeing her father, Billy, on a daily basis. After Kim’s mother died in 2004, Billy moved from Roanoke to Forest to be closer to Kim, her husband and their daughter.
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Centra and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Plan New Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

November 2, 2022
Centra has announced it is partnering with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, to joint venture a new rehabilitation facility to serve the needs of the greater Lynchburg
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A checkup and storytime

November 1, 2022
Joining well child visits at the Centra Medial Group Village this summer: “Clifford the Big Red Dog.” Not to mention dinosaurs, tadpoles and other fun characters.
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A toy story

November 1, 2022
Small items. Big difference.
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Paving the way

November 1, 2022
With a midwifery apprenticeship background, Andrea assisted midwives with home births in her local community of Hurt, Virginia.
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Bowen family's legacy gift

November 1, 2022
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. 
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Grateful Patient Giving : Elizabeth Rose

November 1, 2022
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.
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Giving Back

November 1, 2022
Fifteen months after Rowena and Phil Mason retired, Rowena knew something was wrong with her husband.
Foundation story

New Check-In for Centra's Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center

November 1, 2022
Centralized check-in area means better care ‘every step of the way’ for cancer patients