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Two Va. hospitals ranked in nation’s top 100
Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church and Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk were in the top 2% of the America’s Best Hospitals survey released Tuesday.
Healthgrades has named its 2020 list of the top 250 hospitals in the United States, and two Virginia hospitals landed in the top 100. Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church and Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk are in the top 2% of the America’s Best Hospitals survey released Tuesday. Inova Fairfax was recognized as one
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VCU Health proposes medical complex as part of Navy Hill project
It's the latest project offered in conjunction with the controversial $1.5 billion Navy Hill redevelopment
The $1.5 billion Navy Hill project — as proposed — may be killed next Monday by Richmond City Council, but that hasn’t stopped Virginia Commonwealth University and other heavy hitters from making economic development announcements in an effort to salvage the controversial project. VCU Health System announced Tuesday that it would build a complex in
Carilion Clinic generated more than $3.2B in 2018, study shows
The health care system employed more than 13,000 in the same year.
Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic generated more than $3.2 billion in economic impact and approximately 24,000 jobs in Virginia in 2018, according to a Carilion-commissioned study released Wednesday from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s Center for Economic and Policy Studies. Using data from Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2018, the economic
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Focused Ultrasound Foundation names chief relationship officer
Ann Taylor has more than 27 years of nonprofit leadership experience
Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation has named Ann Taylor its chief relationship officer, the nonprofit organization announced Wednesday. She will start on March 1. Taylor has more than 27 years of nonprofit leadership experience as executive vice president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and as executive director of the Darden School Foundation at the University of
DMAS surveys new Medicaid enrollees
Virginia is the first state to conduct a baseline survey of new Medicaid expansion members.
At the one-year mark for Medicaid expansion in Virginia, the number of newly enrolled adults in Medicaid has nearly doubled from 200,100 to 370,000. And survey data from an online dashboard released Tuesday by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) indicates that before gaining health coverage from Medicaid, nearly two-thirds of enrollees went
Norfolk medical device firm receives additional $2.5M from DARPA
Funding will support development of implantable orthopedic medical device.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $2.5 million in non-dilutive funding to Norfolk-based medical device manufacturer Embody Inc. for the second phase of development and clinical assessment for its proprietary Microbrace ACL technology for the repair of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, the company announced Tuesday. Embody previously received $11.85 million for
Henrico office building sells for $6.3M
Located across from Henrico Doctors' Hospital, the Campbell Building is occupied primarily by health care tenants.
A Henrico County office building, the Campbell Building, sold for $6.3 million to Atlanta-based B&C CCPB LLC, Canada-based real estate company Colliers International announced Monday. The 55,920-square-foot class B office building is located at 8002 Discovery Drive in the Forest Avenue office corridor. HCA Healthcare’s Henrico Doctors’ Hospital is across the street. The property was
Advantia Health receives $45M investment
Arlington-based tech firm connects women to health care providers.
Arlington-based Advantia Health, which facilitates women’s health care services via its online platform, announced Friday that it received a $45 million investment from New York City-based investment management company BlueMountain Capital Management. Advantia connects customers to OB-GYN, primary care, mental wellness and specialist care providers. The company will use the investment to hire more providers,
Reston’s SOC Telemed names new Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Jason Hallock previously worked for US Acute Care Solutions.
Dr. Jason Hallock was named as Reston-based acute-care telemedicine company SOC Telemed’s chief medical officer, the company announced Wednesday. Hallock has more than 20 years of health care experience working in hospital systems. In his new role, he will oversee management of clinical and medical objectives. He most recently worked for US Acute Care Solutions,
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services names chief deputy
Ellen Montz was promoted after two years with the agency
Ellen Montz was named chief deputy for the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) as of Jan. 3, DMAS announced Tuesday. Montz will be second-in-command for the agency, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). She will maintain her role as the agency’s chief health economist and director