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Asked About Compensation for Life Scheme, Sentara CEO Kern Won’t Comment… Then Hangs Up

2021-01-5

It seems to be an unusual arrangement for a nonprofit health care system – especially one based in Hampton Roads, Virginia, where health disparities with minority and low-income populations are among the greatest in the nation.

Is Nonprofit Sentara Healthcare CEO Howard Kern Guaranteed a $5M+ Income for Life?

2020-12-27

A tipster asserts Mr. Kern is offering a similar deal to top executives at Cone Health, the North Carolina not-for-profit Kern wants to merge with in an $11.5 billion deal.

Questions About a Harsh Virginian-Pilot Editorial: “Time for a Discussion About EVMS”

2020-12-17

C&BP Seeks Confirmation Manatt Timeline Was Vetted by Editorial Page — Or Was There a Ghostwriter? Checks and Balances Project (C&BP) wants to give credit to The Virginian-Pilot letters editor Johanna Somers. She quickly corrected an imbalance in the way letter signers responding to a recent Pilot editorial harshly criticizing Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)… Read more »

C&BP Asks Gov Northam: What’s Your Position on Sentara-EVMS Controversy?

2020-12-16

Sources say Sentara Healthcare’s CEO Howard Kern is angling to keep the profitable EVMS Medical Group, from which his wealthy hospital chain draws low-cost, highly skilled medical residents, as well as a profitable caseload stream.

Virginian-Pilot LTE Doesn’t Disclose Author is Former Sentara Top Executive

2020-12-12

For a decade, we’ve examined how industry-funded pundits, masquerading as unbiased experts, are published by influential media. Now The Virginian-Pilot joins the list.

Is Sentara Trying to Pressure EVMS Board to Flip Its “No Confidence” Vote?

2020-12-4

A new tip alleges that Sentara Healthcare Chair Dian Calderone will try to provide cover for Virginia Governor Northam. Our request for an interview with Ms. Calderone is denied.

Top Northam Aide: Virginia Governor Won’t Accept Sentara’s Push to Offload EVMS onto Taxpayers

2020-11-30

The timing of Sentara Healthcare’s announcement on August 12 of a $11.5B merger with Cone Health, which CEO Howard Kern would helm, raises questions.

Records Suggest Sentara Pushing EVMS Funding Onto Virginia Taxpayers To Ease $11.5B Merger

2020-11-20

Sentara Healthcare is a tax-exempt nonprofit with net assets estimated at $6 billion; $5 billion more than the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Will Sentara Healthcare’s Expansion Plans Hurt Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Ability to Serve Southeast Virginia?

2020-11-13

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s alma mater — Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) — is the subject of a compelling tip from a reader about Sentara Healthcare.

Checks and Balances Project Asks Virginia to Revoke Medical License of President’s Physician Dr. Sean Conley

2020-10-15

To protect his medical license, Dr. Conley could have made it clear that he would not endanger the health and welfare of his patient or the public. He could have resigned. But he did not.