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Health Care 2025: WHYTE, DR. JOHN
An internist who has served in the federal government and as chief medical officer at WebMD, Whyte assumed leadership July 1 of the 178-year-old AMA, the nation’s major association of physicians. As of 2021, the association that advocates for physicians and works to better public health had 271,660 members. Although Whyte travels to AMA’s Chicago […]
Health Care 2025: DACEY, DR. MICHAEL J.
Dacey became Riverside Health’s CEO in 2023, in addition to serving as president. Riverside has more than 9,500 employees and operates seven hospitals — including Riverside Mental Health & Recovery Center, Virginia’s first stand-alone psychiatric emergency department — in Newport News, Williamsburg, Hampton, Yorktown, Gloucester and Onancock, as well as over 110 medical offices[...]
Luminoah wins Virginia Startup World Cup
Charlottesville-based medical technology company Luminoah won first place at the Virginia Startup World Cup.
Mary Washington Healthcare, UMW plan to launch medical school
Mary Washington Healthcare is planning to partner with the University of Mary Washington to launch a new medical school.
U.Va. medical school names interim dean
UVA Health leadership last week announced Dr. Colin Derdeyn will soon be its interim dean of the U.Va. School of Medicine.
VCU Health plans to add 16-story hospital tower
VCU Health hopes to soon construct a major hospital tower at its downtown medical center campus in Richmond, which will feature 576 beds.
HCA plans $260M hospital in Chesterfield County
HCA Virginia health system plans to construct a new $260 million hospital in Chesterfield County to meet the region’s growing population.
New Sentara and VWU college to launch in January
Sentara Health and Virginia Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday that their new college will launch in January 2026.
VCU to end gender-affirming youth medical care
VCU Health announced this week that it would stop providing all gender-affirming care at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU for patients under age 19 three months from now.
Hampton Roads health care accelerator launches
A new health care accelerator supporting 24 small and growing health care-related businesses in the Hampton Roads area wraps up its 12-week program in August. Developed by nonprofit coworking space Bloom as a program of the Portsmouth Partnership, the Bloom Healthcare Accelerator is helping local entrepreneurs build relationships, scale their operations and navigate the unique […]
Inova Fairfax Hospital ranks No. 1 in Va. for fifth year
Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in Virginia by U.S. News and World Report.
Carilion to build first two freestanding emergency departments
Carilion Clinic on Tuesday announced plans to open two freestanding emergency departments offering 24/7 emergency care.
