Sentara Health employees contributed nearly $2.3 million in its 2023 United Way giving campaign, a corporate release announced this week.

“We are incredibly grateful for what our team members give year in and year out, but it goes beyond that as well,” Sentara Health president and CEO Dennis Matheis said. “It’s not just the money that we raise for the United Way campaign every year, but it’s the hours that are donated by our team members for causes that range across the gambit in all the areas that we serve across the Commonwealth of Virginia. As I reflect on that, I’m just incredibly grateful to be a leader in this organization and watch the incredible work that goes on day in and day out,” said Matheis.

“Sentara is our largest community donor in the United Way,” said Mark Uren, president and CEO of United Way of South Hampton Roads. “And that speaks volumes to the corporate leadership for making this a priority, but really, it’s the employees who are willing to give their time...