Nurse’s memory lives on through $130,000 donation to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

By all accounts, Doris Mae Greene lived a simple life.

The longtime Prince William County resident died in May 2017, but even in death, her memory is living on.

The executor of Greene’s estate, attorney and former longtime Prince William House of Delegates representative David Brickley presented Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center President Kathie Johnson with a check for $130,000.

“We’re so grateful and touched by Ms. Greene’s thoughtful and generous gift. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is committed to patient care and safety every day. This gift will ensure Ms. Greene’s memory lives on as we improve health every day,” explained Kathie Johnson, RN, MSN, PhD.

Greene had worked in healthcare most of her life as a nurse in Washington, D.C., but as Brickley shared, she loved her hometown, “She loved her community, loved her church and she loved her community hospital.”

Brickley met Greene nearly 20 years ago when he served her Occoquan community in the Virginia House of Delegates in Richmond.

Brickley left the General Assembly in 1998. In May 2017, Brickley received a call from Greene’s neighbor alerting him he had been named the executor of her estate.

“Since I chaired the health committee, Ms. Greene and I had talked a lot about healthcare in Virginia and Prince William County,” remembers Brickley. “When I got a call, many, many years later from her next-door neighbor informing me Doris had passed away. I was surprised because I hadn’t talked to her in over 25 years and her neighbor said, ‘Well Mr. Brickley, you’re executor of her will!’ and what a surprise because I wasn’t her attorney.”

But, Brickley reached out to Sentara to officially present a check, because he felt it was important to share Greene’s memory with Sentara’s staff.

“Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center was one of three beneficiaries for her estate. The other two were two churches she was very fond of. I thought- what a great feeling, she enjoyed and appreciated and was so proud of her hospital,” explains Brickley.

Ms. Greene’s donation will be applied to Sentara’s cancer assistance fund which helps cancer patients who are in need of medications and supplies not covered by their insurance.

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Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is a 183-bed, not-for-profit community hospital serving Prince William County and its surrounding communities. Our medical center combines the resources of a major health system with the compassionate, personalized care of a community hospital. SNVMC offers quiet, private rooms and high-quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. We offer a wide range of medical specialties, a highly qualified medical and clinical staff, and state-of-the-art technology.

Our clinical services include advanced imaging, cancer services, diabetes management, emergency care, heart, and vascular care, lab services, neurology, primary care, orthopedics, urology, weight loss surgery, women’s services and more.