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Riverside, CarePlex named among top hospitals
Riverside Regional Medical Center and Sentara CarePlex Hospital were named among 405 top hospitals in the country in a new report from the Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals.
The report recognized hospitals that consistently followed evidence-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hampton Roads, Pneumonia, Asthma, Riverside Regional Medical Center
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Health Notes: New diagnostic equipment helps patients at Lions Center for Sight
The Lions Center for Sight at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital averages 6,200 patient visits a year; half the patient base qualifies for assistance through the Sentara Charity Care program or public assistance.
The donation of a Humphrey Visual Field...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Brain, Charity
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Mary Immaculate to add 13 beds
NEWPORT NEWS — Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital won state approval to add 13 more hospital beds. The $12.8 million project includes five medical/surgical beds, four intensive-care beds and four obstetric care beds. Mary Immaculate originally...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, Bon Secours, Health
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New vending system offers healthy choices
HAMPTON — The vending machines at Measurement Specialties in Hampton are gone. In their place is something that looks like a cross between a mini convenience store and a grocery store self-checkout.
Shoppers can browse the shelves, coolers and...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hampton Roads, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Health
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Health Notes: Sentara announces Neurosciences Institute
Sentara has unveiled the Sentara Neurosciences Institute. A team of dedicated specialists including neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neuropsychologists collaborate to care for patients in over 11 subspecialties.
This Institute...Tags: Neurosurgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, Human Body, Brain
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Text4baby -- help for pregnant women and new moms
Sentara Joins Text Outreach to Pregnant Women and New Moms Promoting Healthy Choices
New moms and moms-to-be are more mobile than ever. That’s why Sentara joins other national organizations as an outreach partner to help educate women about...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Infant and Toddler Health, Healthy Diet
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Health Notes: Smoke in your eyes? Trouble breathing?
Here are some quick tips for parents of children with asthma who are worried about the smoke from the Dismal Swamp fire. These are from pediatricians Dr. Melissa Lexier and Dr. Lisa Stephens at Sentara Pediatric Physicians, Princess Anne location,...Tags: Physical Conditions, Asthma, Health, Princess Anne
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Young breast cancer survivor thanks Dilon employees in person
When something felt "just not right," Shelley Barnes consulted her best friend, then went to the doctor. It was a Monday. Three days later, on a Thursday, she had surgery for Stage 2 cancer in her right breast. That was in 2008, when Barnes was 25
"It...Tags: Cancer, Entertainment, Health, Chemotherapy, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Chefs turn out for Yorktown Market Days
Yorktown Market Days will be offering a series of chef demonstrations in the coming weeks.
Located on the Yorktown waterfront between Buckner and Ballard Streets, the market operates from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Sept. 17 and on selected...Tags: Marine Products Corporation
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Bon Secours adds PET/CT for earlier tumor detection
Bon Secours Hampton Roads is the latest to add PET/CT scanning to their arsenal in the fight for cancer survival.
The combined imaging system results in faster and more accurate assessments for individuals undergoing cancer treatment. PET/CT scanners...Tags: Cancer, Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), Breast, Human Body, Bon Secours
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Health Notes: $1 million for chronic care
The Williamsburg Community Health Foundation announced last week it will award $1 million in grants to members of the Chronic Care Collaborative.
The Chronic Care Collaborative is a six-member consortium of non-profit health care providers serving...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Conditions, Medical Services, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure
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