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Hampton Roads health systems take precautions in wake of meningitis scare
Riverside, Sentara and Bon Secours health systems have all contacted patients who MAY have received drugs purchased from the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in the past few months. The pharmacy is under investigation for a meningitis outbreak linked...
Tags: Bon Secours, Meningitis, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hampton Roads
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Halifax Regional Health System merges with Sentara Healthcare
WDBJ7 ReporterA long time non-profit health system in Southern Virginia will soon have a new owner. Friday the 59 year old Halifax Regional Health System announced it's plans to merge with Sentara Healthcare out of Norfolk, Virginia. The health system's CEO says this...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Sentara Cancer Network dietitian specializes in cancer nutrition
For cancer patients undergoing treatment, a key component to successful healing is to maintain a healthy weight. Some patients see their illness as an opportunity to shed unwanted pounds, says Vonia R. Ickes, a registered dietitian with Sentara Cancer...
Tags: Oncology, Cancer, Healthy Diet, Milk, Nutrition
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Sentara launching 'virtual' doctor visits in October
Sentara Healthcare and MDLIVE, a Florida-based tele-health company, have partnered to provide tele-health services in real time to patients throughout Virginia. Patients will have access to "virtual" medical consultations via secure telephone lines and...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, General Practitioners, Consumers, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Ear Infection
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Sentara opens new therapy center
Sentara has opened its newest therapy center in Quinton, expanding Sentara Therapy Services in the Greater Williamsburg area. The new therapy center, located in Kentwood Square at 2500 New Kent Highway is just 30 miles from Sentara Williamsburg Regional...
Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, New Kent (Quinton, Virginia)
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Peninsula health systems focus on putting safety first
Local hospitals are working hard to be safer places for patients. Representatives of the three major health systems on the Peninsula, independently of each other, describe it as a "culture shift" in progress. The drivers behind enhanced accountability...
Tags: Heart Attack, General Practitioners, Chemical Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Heart Failure
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W&M, Eastern Virginia Medical School exploring merger
WILLIAMSBURG — Pre-med students at the College of William & Mary might be able to stay with their alma mater for medical school. The college will consider merging with Eastern Virginia Medical School to create the W&M School of Medicine, the...
Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Virginia, Medical Research, Hampton University, College of William and Mary
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Sentara hoping to add psych beds in Virginia Beach
Sentara Healthcare will seek a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) for up to 24 behavioral health beds at Sentara Virginia Beach General. Under the proposal, the hospital intends to convert more than 20 of its 276 licensed beds for geriatric and general...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Mental Illness, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Got asthma? New treatment available at Sentara Williamsburg Regional
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has begun offering a new treatment for severe asthma called Bronchial Thermoplasty. This minimally invasive outpatient procedure uses a bronchoscope to deliver thermal energy to the lungs of patients with...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Lungs and Airways, Medical Procedures and Tests, Asthma
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Breastfeeding boost - businesses receive awards for lactation policies
The following businesses received awards from CINCH (a regional child health coalition sponsored by EVMS) for their support for breastfeeding employees: - Bons Secours DePaul Medical Center - Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital - Bon Secours Maryview...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Breastfeeding, YMCA, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Physiology
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Sentara medical director appointed to Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Shane Peng, vice president and senior medical director for Sentara Medical Group, has been appointed to the Virginia Center for Health Innovation. A non-profit established by the commonwealth, the center's mission is to work with interested groups to...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Hampton Roads, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sentara nurse receives national award for EMS for children
Catherine Fox, RN, an emergency department nurse and educational consultant at Sentara Leigh Hospital has received the National Emergency Medical Services for Children Recognition Award for her work in pediatric health. The annual award is given to 10...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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