HCA hires new Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center CEO
HCA Virginia has hired Ryan DeWeese to be the new chief executive officer of Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, effective Feb. 14. DeWeese is currently chief operating officer of HCA Healthcare sister hospital Ocala Health, in Ocala, Florida, where he has been since 2020. But he is no stranger to Virginia. Before his role in Ocala, […]
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NANCY HOWELL AGEE PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE Agee leads Carilion Clinic, a nonprofit integrated health system that serves more than 1 million people in Virginia and West Virginia and is the Roanoke Valley’s largest employer. Agee began her career in health care as a nurse, then moved into leadership roles at Carilion. As […]
12 Va. hospitals rank among top in the nation
Healthgrades released its 2021 list recognizing the top 250 hospitals in the United States, and 12 Virginia hospitals made the cut — with two breaking the top 100. The 12 Virginia hospitals are among the top 5% of the nation’s hospitals in terms of rankings. The only Virginia hospitals to earn a spot in the top […]
VHHA announces 2020-21 board of directors
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) on Wednesday announced its elected 2020-2021 board of directors. The new slate of officers includes: Chairman: Steven C. Arner, Carilion Clinic executive vice president and chief operating officer Vice chairman: Peter M. Mulkey, Clinch Valley Health CEO Secretary-treasurer: Tim McManus, HCA Healthcare Capital Division president VHHA is an [[...]
Chippenham Hospital reaches Level I trauma status
Health care network HCA Virginia announced Monday that Chippenham Hospital on Oct. 15 was designated by the commonwealth of Virginia as a Level I Trauma Center, making it the only such center in the southern Richmond metropolitan area. Level I Trauma Centers provide more care options for severely injured patients and the accreditation is the […]
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NANCY HOWELL AGEE PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE With 13,000-plus health care employees, Carilion Clinic is the largest Roanoke Valley employer, and Agee was born to lead the health system. The Emory University and University of Virginia graduate was delivered at Roanoke Memorial, now one of Carilion’s seven hospitals. She also was a surgical […]