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Podcast Jun 26, 2024
Healthy Over Skinny, & so much more pt. 1

For years, cultural narratives have equated beauty and health with a thin, toned body, suggesting that being skinny is synonymous with being healthy.

Healthy over Skinny
Newsletter Jun 24, 2024
VBH 100, Full Circle Moment

Cindy Tweedy knew at an early age that she wanted to be a nurse, but at the age of 16, her uncle who was a dentist convinced her to pursue becoming a…

Cindy and Justin Tweedy
Centra In The News Jun 21, 2024
The Luth sisters put the family in family practice

Meet the Luth sisters! Dr. Janice Luth, Dr. Virginia Blanks and Dr.

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Centra In The News Jun 21, 2024
What dying teaches us about living, with Danny Givens

Local business owner and active community member, Danny Givens shares why he has chosen to invest his time at Centra Hospice as a death doula.

Danny Givens & so much more
Podcast Jun 21, 2024
Neuro-interventional Radiology with Dr. Mary Lee Jensen

For years if you had a neurological disease or episode, a neurosurgeon would drill into the skull to work directly in the brain to treat and or locate…

Dr. Mary Lee Jensen
Press release Jun 18, 2024
Centra's Heart & Vascular Institute Leads Virginia with First Integra D Implantation

LYNCHBURG, V.A., June 18, 2024–Centra’s Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) has successfully implanted the first patient in Virginia with the innovative…

Newsletter Jun 11, 2024
VBH 100, Stanhope Johnson and VBH Museum Re-Launch

Honoring the Legacy of Virginia Baptist Hospital's Architect As we celebrate the centennial year of Virginia Baptist Hospital (VBH), we’re honoring…

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Newsletter Jun 11, 2024
Innovation close to home, Dr. Sackett, Integra D Device Trial

First in Heart, Centra's Heart & Vascular Institute among first to implant innovative device Dr.

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Newsletter Jun 11, 2024
Mission Moment, by Jacob Brumfield

At Centra, we proudly uphold our mission of “improving the health & quality of life for the communities we serve.” Every team member plays a vital…

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