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U.Va. med school faculty, clinical leaders defend those who backed CEO’s resignation
More than a month after Dr. K. Craig Kent resigned as UVA Health’s CEO following an independent investigation and an emergency meeting of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, drama is still roiling at the university. A group of 21 doctors — U.Va. School of Medicine faculty senators and senators-elect, as well as the […]
Health care systems are in their building era
At some medical centers around Virginia, construction workers donning hard hats are nearly as prevalent this year as medical staff wearing scrubs. From smaller-scale renovations to new hospitals with billion-dollar price tags, health care systems are undertaking a wide range of projects to respond to growing (and aging) populations and expand services at hospital campuses, […]
VCU Health performs nation’s first fully robotic living donor liver transplant
Richmond-based VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center made history this month by becoming the first center in the United States to perform a fully robotic liver transplant using a liver from a living donor. VCU Health said the procedure, which was led by the interim surgical director of liver transplant Seung Duk Lee, used the da […]
ODU taps new dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Judette Louis, a maternal-fetal health physician from the University of South Florida, will be the next dean of the Eastern Virginia Medical School within Old Dominion’s newly created health sciences college, ODU announced this week. Louis will start Sept. 2 as dean of the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical […]
While Youngkin celebrates Virginia’s labor force gains, economists warn of future unemployment
Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he feels good about the state’s employment landscape. In an announcement Tuesday, the governor celebrated that Virginia added 7,100 more jobs in January 2025, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “More Virginians are working than ever in the commonwealth as jobs and opportunity continue to expand […]
Bon Secours hires new chief clinical officer for Richmond market
Dr. David Hasleton is the new chief clinical officer for Bon Secours’ Richmond market, the health system announced Thursday. In this role, Hasleton will oversee clinical operations, working with clinical teams, operational leaders and physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Most recently, Hasleton served as chief medical officer for Intermountain Health, a health system headquartered in[...]
Whistleblowers in Sentara insurance investigation revealed
UPDATED MARCH 18 The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has unsealed a whistleblower complaint against Sentara Health that accused the Hampton Roads health care system of improperly inflating local insurance rates in 2018 and 2019. On Feb. 14, the court revealed the plaintiffs are Sara Stovall, Ian Dixon and Karl Quist […]
UVA Health CEO resigns, effective immediately
Dr. Craig Kent resigned as the CEO of UVA Health on Tuesday, following a closed-session meeting of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors earlier in the day. A letter to UVA Health faculty and staff says that Kent “offered, and President Ryan accepted, his resignation” after the meeting, when board members and President Jim […]
U.Va. board votes to continue gender-affirming care for existing patients under 19
During a Feb. 21 special meeting, the University of Virginia‘s board of visitors voted for UVA Health to continue providing gender-affirming treatment to people under 19, but only to current patients. New patients will instead be referred to “alternative private providers” until further notice. Also, the BOV — a 17-member board named by Virginia’s governors […]
U.Va. board to meet over gender-affirming care dispute
The University of Virginia‘s Board of Visitors — now controlled by members appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin — has scheduled a Feb. 21 special meeting to discuss UVA Health‘s decision to resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under the age of 19. The university-affiliated health system suspended treatments in late January after a federal executive […]
Bon Secours plans $370M expansion of Henrico hospital
Bon Secours Mercy Health plans to break ground this summer on a $370 million renovation and expansion of Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in western Henrico County, the hospital’s president said Friday. “Since the hospital opened in 1966, this is the most transformative project that we’ve taken on,” Bryan Lee said in an interview with […]
UVA Health resumes gender-affirming care after federal judge’s order
Updated Feb. 15 A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order that suspended President Donald Trump’s Jan. 28 executive order banning gender-affirming medical care for people under the age of 19, impacting patients and hospitals across the country, including in Virginia. Trump’s original order — as well as Virginia Attorney Gen. […]
