Events

2025 Centra Health Career Camp Details Middle School Career Camp Dates: July 29-30, 2025 9 am - 3 pm Centra’s Summer Health Career Camps provide a multi-day, robust hands-on activities and observational experiences for middle and high school aged students interested in exploring the exciting world of health care careers...

One of the best ways to catch skin cancer is through regular screenings Local dermatologists and Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center are offering free skin cancer screenings to the community. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers. When detected early and treated properly, even melanoma, the...

Do you have an interest in gardening? Join us for gardening tips and discussions over the coming months! Topics will include how to plan for a garden, what to plant and when and much more! Month Topic May How to Start Your Garden June Tips for Healthier Gardens & Bigger...

This group is open to anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer – whether newly diagnosed, currently in treatments or have completed treatments. This group meets the first Thursday of every other month ( Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, Dec) from 4pm to 5pm. For more information, please contact...

You're invited to the Centra Celebration on Saturday, August 16, 2025! We hope you will join us for this exciting annual fundraising gala to celebrate Centra's commitment to advancing health, hope and healing for patients in central Virginia. The event will include a spirited cocktail party, catered dinner, Centra camaraderie...

Mini Handmade Journals: Create your own mini journal/sketchbook using various papers and simple bookbinding methods. Join Pearson Cancer Center and the Academy Center of the Arts for Academy in Motion! This program will provide therapeutic art experiences to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers, promoting emotional well-being, stress relief and creative...

Do you have an interest in gardening? Join us for gardening tips and discussions over the coming months! Topics will include how to plan for a garden, what to plant and when and much more! Month Topic May How to Start Your Garden June Tips for Healthier Gardens & Bigger...

Centra and Mammograms Annually A Must (M.A.A.M) are partnering to provide free mammography screenings. Free screening mammograms will be offered to women 40 years of age or older who do not have health insurance or are underinsured and have not had a mammogram in the last year. Screenings will be...

This group is open to any patient (and/or caregiver) with any type of ostomy. This group meets the second Tuesday of every other month ( Jan, Mar, May, July, Sep, Nov) from 5:30 PM to 6:30PM. For more information, please contact Pat Jones (434.665.2143) or Kim Kennedy, NP (434.473.9242). Group...

Mixed Media Collages: Experiment with various mediums and cut paper to create mixed media collages. Join Pearson Cancer Center and the Academy Center of the Arts for Academy in Motion! This program will provide therapeutic art experiences to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers, promoting emotional well-being, stress relief and creative...