Department of Health hires new OEMS director; looking to move forward after scandal
The Virginia Department of Health has hired an EMS and fire professional to lead the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services.
The Virginia Department of Health has hired an EMS and fire professional to lead the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services.

Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 list ranks UVA Health University Medical Center as Virginia’s No. 1 hospital.
At a regular meeting Tuesday night, Waynesboro School Board adopted a personal electronics device policy for all students.
A multi-year effort to strengthen behavioral health services through Virginia got an additional $25M boost today..
Sen. Tim Kaine was re-elected to his third term in the U.S. Senate on Election Day 2024. In 2024, he marked 30 years serving in public office.
More than two dozen Virginia projects will receive grants from $14.4 million in Virginia Land Conservation Foundation funding that will conserve 11,220 acres around the Commonwealth.
A USDA grant will help a Southwest Virginia regional effort to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, with the goal of improving food security and health outcomes.
UVA Cancer Center teamed up to make screening for lung cancer easier for residents of rural Virginia and West Virginia.
Blue Ridge Community College and Valley Pike Farm Market will be the sites of a state conference focused on local agriculture and food.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced additional board appointments.
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