Improve Access to Care
Expanding access to the care we all need to fight chronic disease and thrive through all the stages of life.
Ways to Support Sentara Martha Jefferson
Your generosity ensures that everyone in our community has just and fair access to the care they deserve at every stage of life. From free programs to help mothers and babies, to free cancer screening and prevention programs for more than 600 people annually, to more than 5,000 palliative care visits made possible without insurance coverage, improved access to care means a longer, happier, healthier life for all of us. Thanks to you, we live in a community of caring, and that knowledge alone is healing.
600+
Community members access free cancer screenings and prevention programs thanks to your support.
Celebrate the birth of a baby
Your donation to the Mother-Baby Care Fund provides programs and services to our maternity patients. An engraved turtle serves as a celebration of new life.
100%
of your gift directly supports programs that benefit our local community.
Bruce McClelland, Cancer Survivor
SMJH Volunteer and cancer survivor was just a few years out from a major cardiac event when he got the surprising news from his SMJH doctor that he had an…
Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins, Cancer Survivor
“I had anxiety at every stage, not knowing what the outcome might be” says Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins, 49, of Charlottesville. Adrina had surgery and radiation treatment for breast cancer at Sentara…
Championing Early Detection with Pascale
Pascale Hapgood was still three months away from her annual mammogram when she discovered a lump in her breast in March 2023. “My mother died of breast cancer; I knew…
Celebrate and Honor Your Baby
Few moments in life are more precious than the birth of a child. We invite you to make a gift in honor a new baby in your life, to support…
Michelle & Alexandra’s Story: Care Through Crisis
Every baby born at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is a miracle, but that was especially clear with the arrival of Mackenzie de Guzman on March 11, 2021. Just two days…
Amy’s Story: A Circle of Support
Like all expectant mothers, Amy Plopper ultimately just wanted to have a healthy baby her second time around. But after a difficult experience with her firstborn, she also hoped her…
Supporting Black Maternal Health
While all women face challenges in childbirth, we know that these risks are especially severe for Black mothers. Maternal mortality is three to four times higher for Black women than…
Supporting Jacqueline’s Healing Journey
A retired speech therapist from Clark Elementary, Jacqueline Ragland fought an aggressive form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma at Sentara Martha Jefferson. Her treatment involved an intensive combination of chemotherapy and radiation,…
