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Va. health and human resources secretary departs for new Seattle post
Dr. Daniel Carey to be CMO of Providence Physician Enterprise
Updated 5:45 p.m., Oct. 22 Dr. Daniel Carey has stepped down as the state’s secretary of health and human resources to become chief medical officer for one of the nation’s largest medical groups, based in Washington state. A deputy secretary, Dr. Vanessa Walker Harris, has been appointed to replace him as Virginia’s health secretary, the
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Moderna, J&J booster shots now available in Va.
VDH recommends people who got J&J dose get 2nd shot two months after first
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Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots are now available in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Health announced Friday. Dr. Danny Avula, the state’s vaccination liaison, said in a statement that pharmacies, doctors’ offices, hospitals and other providers are prepared for the rollout of the booster shots, which has been in the works for
Chesapeake Bank donates $100k to Rappahannock hospital
Part of $15M renovation at Bon Secours Rappahannock General
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Chesapeake Bank has pledged $100,000 toward building a new emergency department at Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, the bank announced Wednesday. “As a community bank with several offices on the Northern Neck, Chesapeake Bank is proud to support the campaign for Rappahannock General Hospital,” Jeffrey Szyperski, CEO and President of Chesapeake Bank said
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Virginia Dental Association elects new leadership
Falls Church dentist elected president
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The Virginia Dental Association elected new leadership at its annual meeting in Williamsburg on Oct. 5 and Dr. Scott Berman of Falls Church was elected to be the group’s new president. The 4,000-member association is affiliated with the American Dental Association and provides continuing education, advocacy, practice support for its member dentists. Along with Berman,
U.Va. nursing school dean elected International Council of Nurses president
Pamela Cipriano will begin her term on Nov. 4
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University of Virginia School of Nursing Dean Pamela Cipriano was elected as the 29th president of the International Council of Nurses at the group’s Council of National Nursing Association Representatives on Oct. 6. Cipriano, who is also the U.Va. Sadie Health Cabaniss Professor of Nursing, was president of the American Nurses Association from 2014 to
Sentara Healthcare names president of Suffolk hospital
David J. Masterson will head Sentara Obici Hospital
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David J. Masterson will become president of Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk on Nov. 8, Sentara Healthcare announced Wednesday. “I’m looking forward to being part of the community in Suffolk and Western Tidewater,” Masterson said in a statement. “It’s a fast-growing region and I want to help ensure that Sentara Obici Hospital and Sentara BelleHarbour
Inova receives $1M gift to endow tumor board directorship
Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan made donation
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Inova Health System has received a $1 million gift from Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan to endow the directorship of the Inova Molecular Tumor Board at Inova Schar Cancer Institute, the Falls Church-based health system announced last week. Dr. Timothy Cannon will be the board’s inaugural Sheridan director. He is also the co-director of the
Bon Secours names new Hampton Roads market president
Pat Davis-Hagens will relocate to Hampton Roads from Ohio
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Bon Secours has named Pat Davis-Hagens as its new Hampton Roads market president, the health system announced Tuesday. Davis-Hagens is currently the president of The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a role she has held since 2014. Bon Secours is part of the Bon Secours Mercy Health system. She will relocate to
Measured steps
Health care systems healing financially but still cautious
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Although Hampton Roads health care systems conducted some significant business over the past year, the biggest news was a deal that didn’t happen. Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare’s plan to merge with North Carolina-based Cone Health, which was announced in August 2020 and would have created a 17-hospital system with a combined $11.5 billion in annual revenue,
Governor: Staff shortages becoming dire in Va. hospitals
Northam warns that hospital staffers are 'losing patience' with non-vaccinated
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that hospital workers in the state are “losing their patience” and that medical facilities will not be able to handle all patients with COVID-19 or other ailments if hospitals are understaffed beyond where they are now. “They need our help,” he said Monday at a news conference. “It’s getting to