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Foundation story Mar 06, 2023
Eamon's story: Pediatric specialty care close to home

Thanks to your generous donations, expert care is now just a short trip from Eamon's home or school in a space that is warm and welcoming.

Eamon laughs with his mother
Press release Mar 02, 2023
Centra and Lifepoint Behavioral Health Announce Agreement to Build New Inpatient Behavioral Health Hospital

Centra and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, today announced that they have entered into a joint venture partnership…

Foundation story Feb 28, 2023
Centra Foundation welcomes new board members

The Centra Foundation is excited to welcome Robert Cook, MD, Jenna Lloyd Fisher, DNP, FNP-BC, MSMIT, CNL, RN, and Sackett Wood to its board of…

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Foundation story Feb 23, 2023
Antrese’s story: ‘A better chance to live a healthy life’

Antrese Gregory was ready to live her best life. To make it a reality, the dedicated teacher and mother of energetic sons needed surgery.

Antrese Gregory and Joshua Alley, MD
Foundation story Feb 23, 2023
Grateful Patient Giving : Lisa Gross

When retired Campbell County school psychologist Lisa Gross talks about her experience as a cancer patient at Centra, there is one word that comes up…

Lisa Gross
Press release Feb 21, 2023
New test at Centra emergency departments reduces detection time for heart attacks

Centra has implemented a new type of testing across its system that allows healthcare providers to expediently identify whether a patient has…

Newsletter Feb 17, 2023
Nipple Nerve Re-sensation surgery

Two surgeons are carrying out Centra’s vision of pursuing excellence, inspiring hope and advancing health and healing by offering an innovative…

Newsletter Feb 17, 2023
Centra community partner: Girls on the Run CVA

Girls on the Run Central Virginia and Blue Ridge is an after-school program for girls in third through fifth grade that aims to inspire them to be…

Newsletter Feb 17, 2023
Allison Towler - People of Centra

Allison Towler has worked as a Registered Nurse at Centra for 17 years, and currently she works full time in the Radiology Department at Lynchburg…

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Newsletter Feb 17, 2023
Better days ahead for Bill

Barostim-Baroflex Activation Therapy & Bill Jenkin’s Story Before October 6, 2022, Bill Jenkins chose to forgo participating in many family activities…

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