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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe announced his proposal to support Virginia’s veterans and military families on Monday. His plan focuses on four key areas that as governor McAuliffe will strengthen in order to address the needs and challenges facing Virginia’s veteran population and their families: employment, higher education, healthcare, and military family support.
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Augusta Health recently honored its 2013 Teen Volunteers. The Teen Volunteers are high school students with serious interests in careers in healthcare. They spend 4-5 weeks at Augusta Health during the summer—they work mornings in a specific department that is an area of interest. They worked on patient floors, in outpatient surgery, at the Child Care Center, in Medical Imaging, in Wound Care, in the Cardiology practice and in the Pharmacy.
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The film “Escape Fire – The Fight to Rescue American Health Care” was shown as part of the Augusta Community Health Forum program on July 31.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Galif.) introduced legislation today designed to give people with serious illness the freedom to make more informed choices about their care, and the power to have those choices honored.
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Last week, from July 22-24, 34 campers were at Augusta Health to learn about healthcare careers. ACES stands for Augusta Health Career Explorers. The campers were sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from schools in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County.
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Today, the Obama administration issued a new report highlighting the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for the people of Virginia. Thanks to the healthcare law, the 88 percent of Virginians who have insurance have more choices and stronger coverage than ever before. And for the 12 percent of Virginians who don’t have insurance, or Virginia families and small businesses who buy their coverage but aren’t happy with it, a new day is just around the corner.
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Noise-induced hearing loss, or NIHL, is a very real concern, and accounts for a large percentage of hearing disabilities in today’s world. NIHL can be caused by two forms of noise – sustained high noise levels (for example heavy machinery sounds), and transient sounds at high volumes (for example gunfire or explosions)
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Have you noticed ads for low cost “personal sound amplifiers” (PSAs) on television or in newspapers in recent months? These ads are helping to create confusion about the distinction between hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers.
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In order to meet changing health care business needs, the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business is partnering with the VCU School of Allied Health Professions and the VCU School of Medicine to offer new health-focused concentrations and a dual-degree program within three business graduate programs.
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Central Shenandoah EMS Council’s American Heart Association Community Training Center will continue to offer local CPR, First Aid and advanced cardiovascular care programs thanks to the gracious donations and grants from local hospitals.
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