NORFOLK, Va. — Sentara Healthcare said it will be combining with Cone Health, a health care system that's based in North Carolina.
Sentara, which is a name most people in Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina will recognize, has 12 hospitals in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Sentara has approximately 1,200 doctors and advanced practice clinicians. Those advance practice clinicians, or APCs, include nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
In all, Sentara has 30,000 employees in Virginia and North Carolina.
Cone Health is made up of five hospitals in North Carolina and employs more than 13,000 people, including nearly 675 physicians and APCs.
The two health care systems signed a letter of intent to combine organizations. Sentara Healthcare Board of Directors and Cone Health Board of Trustees each approved the terms.
The combined organization is subject to state and federal regulatory review and customary closing conditions and is anticipated to close in mid-2021.
It may take as long as two years to integrate both organizations.
Corporate headquarters will remain in Norfolk, and Greensboro, N.C. will serve as the regional headquarters for the Cone Health division.