
Northam administration to host maternal health listening sessions
Gov. Ralph Northam has set a goal to eliminate the racial disparity in the maternal mortality rate in Virginia by 2025.

Gov. Ralph Northam has set a goal to eliminate the racial disparity in the maternal mortality rate in Virginia by 2025.

Sentara Health and its health plan subsidiary Optima Health are generating record profits, according to an analysis by local consumer advocacy group Charlottesville for Reasonable Health Insurance.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) elected the 2018-2019 slate of officers to its Board of Directors during the VHHA Annual Meeting this week in Williamsburg.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) have formed a new partnership to improve population health in the Commonwealth.

Gov. Ralph Northam signed a new healthcare bill into law that will provide relief to many small business owners currently struggling with the Central Virginia insurance premium crisis.

Members of local advocacy group Charlottesville For Reasonable Health Insurance provided testimony at the Virginia General Assembly and organized an email campaign, helping to ensure passage of a critical Virginia healthcare bill that will offer some in the area relief from this year’s health insurance premium crisis.

Community hospital leaders highlighted policy priorities for improving the healthcare system during the 2018 General Assembly session and shared eye opening new poll numbers showing that the vast majority of Virginians support helping the uninsured get healthcare coverage.

Michael Sumner, an emergency room nurse at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, earned an award for compassionate care in May.

Serving the needs of patients and families dealing with a mental health diagnosis is an ongoing challenge that cuts across many segments of society.

The Central Shenandoah EMS Council welcomed a gift of $11,823.00 from Sentara RMH Medical Center.
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