Gold Level Conference Sponsor- Sentara

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VaCNS Media Contact: Amy Lucas

Virginia Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists receives $1500 from Sentara Health to support the 2025 VACNS Annual Conference: Growing Innovation

Funding supports collaborative partnership with Sentara Health

Richmond, Virginia January 6, 2025 — The Virginia Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (VaCNS), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our community, is pleased to announce a generous contribution of $1500 from Sentara Health to assist with the VaCNS 2025 Annual Conference: Growing Innovation. The $1500 donation from Sentara will be utilized by the VaCNS to support educational opportunities for the continuing professional development of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

“VaCNS is grateful for Sentara's generous donation to our annual conference. Their support ensures that CNSs at all levels can attend continuing education that is provided by experts in the field. It also gives CNS students the opportunity to showcase their work along with networking with CNS mentors. We appreciate Sentara's support of the CNS role, which in turn supports the health and wellbeing of their community.” Jennifer Bath DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CBIS, TCRN, CEN President of the VaCNS.

This contribution from Sentara reinforces their shared commitment to creating healthier communities through partnerships with organizations and individuals.

About The Virginia Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists vacns.nursingnetwork.com

The VaCNS formed in 2010 as an affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. VaCNS promotes the role of the clinical nurse specialist as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in Virginia. They strive to improve systems of care, prevent disease, and enhance health and well-being through evidence-based care of populations. The VACNS promotes the visibility of Clinical Nurse Specialists' impact on cost, quality, and access to nursing care to health care systems/organizations.

About Sentara Health • www.sentara.com/news

Sentara, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates 135 years in pursuit of its mission—” we improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 30,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1.2 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018) and was recognized by Forbes as a “Best Employer for New Grads” (2022), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022), and “Best Employer for Women” (2020).