Sentara Health reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,300 total reviews)

55% positive business outlook

Sentara Health has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,300 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sentara Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jul 27, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Health benefits are very good. Pay is better than other local hospitals. Team environment overall. Flexible schedule. Continued education is encouraged and financial aid is available. Ability to advance within the company.

Cons

Managers had a tendency to favor some employees over others and consequences were not equal at times. Many times not enough staff to cover all sections and employees unable to have significant breaks and/or lunch or dinner breaks.

1.0
Jul 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Has the largest healthcare footprint in the area.

Cons

Sentara plays a lot of lip service to being an employer of choice, but this is so very far from the truth. There are levels of unethical behavior that are tolerated and in fact encouraged in all departments. Rather than correct mistakes employees are encouraged to create "spin" to justify the results. This behavior exists in all levels and departments. Management turns a blind eye to the low employee morale. Advancement, transfers, perks, etc. are doled out to management favorites without regard to work performance or job ability. Every department/division has an "us against them" mentality, so there is a lot of infighting.

3.0
Aug 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The smaller hospitals feel more caring than the bigger ones.

Cons

Not much room for advancement and they are the monopoly in the area so they can set their price. They’ve recently, within the last 5 years, have cut a lot of really good benefits that would keep people.

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