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Foundation story Mar 15, 2024
Giving the gifts of hope and healing

Meet a few donors and families who made a gift to the Greatest Need Fund last year and learn more about why they give through the Centra Foundation.

Donors
Foundation story Mar 14, 2024
You inspired Virginia

Medical Careers Camp at Centra Southside Community Hospital Your support is impacting the dreams of the next generation of Caregivers.

Caregiver Kerry Mossler and camper Virginia McWilliams
Foundation story Mar 14, 2024
You helped Derrick manage diabetes

Remote Home Monitoring Program Your gifts through the Centra Foundation to the Greatest Need Fund helped Centra launch a pilot program last year for…

Derrick Farmer
Podcast Mar 11, 2024
The preventative cancer & so much more

Meet Dr. Bikram Bal, Chief Medical Officer for Centra Medical Group and gastroenterologist, practicing at Centra for the past 12 years.

Colonoscopies
Press release Mar 06, 2024
Taking Steps Towards Better Health: Centra Kicks Off Walk with a Doc Series

As part of a movement to promote health and being active in nature, Centra is inviting residents of the Farmville area to the kickoff Walk with a Doc…

Centra In The News Mar 05, 2024
My journey into healthcare: Cathy Truxell, RN-BC

As a little girl, Cathy Truxell didn’t know what she wanted to do when she grew up, but she knew she wanted to be helpful.

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Centra In The News Mar 05, 2024
Mission Moment, Ryan Miller

I've had the honor of serving as the Corporate Director of Food and Nutrition for the past year.

Nutrition
Centra In The News Mar 05, 2024
Innovation close to home, 6 months of EmPATH

Six months of success at Centra's EmPATH Unit On September 12, 2023, Centra celebrated the grand opening of the Emergency Psychiatric Assessment…

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Newsletter Mar 05, 2024
Centra cares: Emily Edmonds

The Coldest Night of the Year No matter which department a person works in within our hospital system, the radiating effects of homelessness are…

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Podcast Feb 29, 2024
"They saved my life" Louraine Stegall's heart story & so much more

Join us as we sit down with Loraine Stegall, an emergency room nurse at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, who unexpectedly suffered a heart attack…

Louraine