New law requiring child safety seats to remain rear facing until two years old passes

AFP

The Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 708, which would change the commonwealth’s law to require that child safety seats remain rear facing until the age of two, or the child reaches the minimum weight limit for a forward-facing child restraint device as prescribed by the manufacturer of the device.

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Gov. Northam recognizes Outstanding Faculty Award recipients

Chris Graham

Gov. Ralph Northam recognized 12 Virginia educators as recipients of the 32nd annual Outstanding Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, research, and public service. The annual Outstanding Faculty Award program is administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and sponsored by Dominion Energy.

Augusta Health HealthGrades 50 Best Presentation

Augusta Health recognized among top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals

Chris Graham

Augusta Health has received the Healthgrades 2018 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™. This is the fourth consecutive year that Augusta Health has been awarded this recognition for clinical quality.  It had been recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for several years prior to being named a 50 Best Hospital.