CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Sentara Health announced today that Elwood Bernard “Bernie” Boone III, MHA, FACHE, has been named President of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (SMJH). Boone will begin his tenure on June 2, 2025. He joins SMJH from Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, where he has served as president since 2012.
Boone brings over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience and is known for building high-performing teams, expanding access to care, and advancing patient-centered services. He was recently honored with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award for Central Virginia and named a 2025 Virginia Black Business Leader Awards winner by Virginia Business magazine.
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