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Sens. Mark R. Warner and Roy Blunt introduced legislation this week to prevent further financial instability for rural health clinics and safeguard the care they provide to underserved communities.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to sharply downward statewide and nationally. How are our local hospitals holding up into the second week of February?
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Virginia Tech, University of Virginia Medical Center and Sentara Healthcare have been awarded contracts to participate in a project that will expand the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 testing capacity.
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The 16th annual Senior Health Fair is being done this year as a drive-thru series of events that will allow participants to receive educational information and promotional gifts without leaving the comfort and safety of their own car.
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Virginia’s Community Colleges will develop and launch a pilot program to increase support and advising for students in healthcare programs to help them earn multiple, stackable credentials that lead to better jobs and higher wages.
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The Virginia Department of Health, Sentara Healthcare and the City of Harrisonburg are partnering on a mobile COVID-19 testing effort.
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin is highlighting the work of Suffolk small business owner Sheila Mitchell, who hosted a sale with proceeds going toward a donation of 30 pizzas to frontline workers at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk.
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The Virginia Department of Health and Sentara Healthcare, in partnership with the City of Harrisonburg, will bring a mobile COVID-19 testing effort to two neighborhoods in the coming days.
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VCU Health is one of seven hospital teams selected to participate in a grant-funded initiative to improve public safety and health outcomes for victims of violence in high-need communities.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced that Alison Land, former Vice President of Behavioral Health Services at Sentara Healthcare, will serve as Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS).
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