Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2025
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health plans to implement virtual nursing at each of its 12 hospitals by the end of October 2025.
At the end of 2024, the health system launched a virtual nursing program at its flagship facility, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Efforts to expand the program started in January and, by the end of October, Sentara anticipates virtual nurses will be supporting nearly 1,800 medical-surgical and intermediate care beds systemwide.
“The virtual nurses perform all components of the admission and discharge processes, as well as patient education, that do not require a hands-on approach,” Jaime Caroll, RN, vice president of clinical support services at Sentara, said in a Jan. 30 news release. “This frees up time for...
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