NORFOLK — "Medically, there's no explanation of why I'm alive,” Rufe Vanderpool told me as we sat down to talk about his heart. You wouldn’t know it just by looking at him, but Rufe Vanderpool is a ...

Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital-Sentara Heart Hospital. The region’s first designated Magnet hospital, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is home to the nationally ranked heart program at Sentara ...

NORFOLK, Va. — No ticket, no worries! That’s what Sentara Heart Hospital’s booth queen says to patients as they arrive for their appointments. “She’s everybody’s ray of sunshine in the morning,” says ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A celebration was held Tuesday at Sentara Heart Hospital for patients with heart failure who are now living a normal life thanks to an implanted device. Not all patients with ...

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has joined forces with Manassas, Va.-based Carient Heart & Vascular and Woodbridge, Va.-based Polaris Heart & Vascular Clinic to launch the Northern Virginia Heart & ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Hampton Roads man is being highlighted for his organ donation. Zack Pate was HIV positive and donated his heart to save a life. This was only the third time a heart from an ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Turkey hunting is one of Jim Gibson’s favorite things to do, but the 81-year-old Chesapeake man thought his hunting days were done when swollen feet and fatigue due to heart ...

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Heart Hospital has notified 1,040 patients that their protected health information may have been compromised after two hard drives containing sensitive information were ...

Area hospitals are warning residents that a serious flu and respiratory illness surge is straining emergency departments across Northern Virginia, prompting health leaders to urge patients with mild ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A local cardiologist with Sentara Health was recently featured in a TIME Magazine article about coffee, contributing to an article about how coffee can make some people feel more ...