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Taubmans give $25 million for Carilion cancer center
Carilion Clinic will soon break ground on a new building for an expanded cancer program thanks to a $25 million gift from a Star City family, the largest ever made to the nonprofit health care system. The gift from former Advance Auto Parts CEO Nicholas Taubman, also a past U.S. ambassador to Romania, and his […]
2024 Virginia CFO Awards: Nonprofits: John Zabrowski, VHC Health
VHC Health Chief Financial Officer John Zabrowski zeroed in on accounting and finance early in life, double majoring in the subjects at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and then doing two internships in public accounting after graduation. “I love economics, I love statistics,” he says. “I found that I was really attracted to the […]
Inova Fairfax Hospital ranks No. 1 in Va. for fourth year
For the fourth consecutive year, Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has taken the No. 1 spot in Virginia on the U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, released Tuesday. The Inova Health System hospital also ranked first in the Washington, D.C., metro area for the fourth straight […]
Inova raises $83M to match Schars’ $75M gift
Inova Health System has raised $83 million over the past year, surpassing the “Schar Challenge” issued by donors Dwight and Martha Schar when they made a $75 million matching gift to Inova in May 2023. The Schars’ most recent gift to support Inova’s heart and vascular services and the gifts to match it made by […]
Inova receives $20M gift from Peterson Cos. family
Inova Health System has received a $20 million gift from the Peterson Family Foundation, the family behind the Peterson Cos. real estate development firm, the Falls Church-based health system announced Tuesday. The gift will be split, with $15 million dedicated to the Inova Life with Cancer program and $5 million to the expansion of Inova […]
Acentra Health acquires workplace mental health biz
McLean-based health care solutions company Acentra Health announced Thursday that it has acquired EAP Consultants, a workplace mental health company known as Espyr that is based in Marietta, Georgia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Owned by Carlyle Group, Acentra was formed after its predecessor Client Network Services Inc. (CNSI) merged with health care […]
Sentara takes sole ownership of Velocity Urgent Care
Sentara Health is now the sole owner of Velocity Urgent Care, the Norfolk-based health system announced Monday. In 2017, Sentara partnered with Velocity and transferred the operations of seven Sentara Urgent Care facilities to its joint venture with Velocity and a third party. Now Sentara, which declined to name the third party, is taking over […]
Medical Society of Va. elects new president
The Medical Society of Virginia elected Richmond-based Dr. Alice Coombs as its next president at the organization’s annual meeting Oct. 14. Coombs, a critical care specialist, anesthesiologist and internist, as well as the chair of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine‘s anesthesiology department, is the fourth woman and first Black president of MSV, which was […]
Bon Secours taps president of Petersburg, Emporia hospitals
Brenda Woodcock assumed her new role as president of two Bon Secours hospitals in Petersburg and Emporia on Monday. She is the first female president of the of the Bon Secours Southside Medical Center and the Southern Virginia Medical Center, and succeeds John Emery, who Bon Secours named to lead Memorial Regional Medical Center in […]
Bon Secours sues Anthem for $93M
Health system Bon Secours filed suit against insurer Anthem Health Plans of Virginia Monday in Henrico County Circuit Court, alleging Anthem owes Bon Secours $93 million in unpaid claims. The plaintiffs, collectively titled BSMH Virginia, allege that Anthem Health Plans of Virginia (doing business as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield) failed to pay “in […]
Inova hires new chief information and digital officer
Inova has snagged another top executive from the Cleveland Clinic. Matthew Kull has been named as chief information and digital officer of the health system, which spans five hospitals and employs 20,000 people in Northern Virginia, the system announced Monday. Kull will start Aug. 7. Most recently, Kull served as chief information officer for Ohio-based […]
CNSI-Kepro rebrands as Acentra Health
The health services tech company that formed from last year’s merger of McLean-based health care IT provider CNSI and Nashville, Tennessee-based health care management tech company Kepro is now branding itself as Acentra Health. The company announced the rebranding Tuesday. “Our new company name and brand represent a new era and a transformational new company,” […]
