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UVA Health promotes inaugural chief medical officer

UVA Health is promoting Dr. Reid Adams to be the health system's inaugural chief medical officer, effective March 1.

VCU Health opens helicopter base at South Hill hospital

VCU Health adds LifeEvac 5 air ambulance base in South Hill, cutting response times for critical patients.

Augusta Health reaches agreement with Cigna health insurance

Augusta Health and Cigna reached a new contract, keeping patients in-network and ensuring uninterrupted care across the Shenandoah Valley.

Riverside opens $300M hospital in Smithfield

Riverside Smithfield Hospital officially opened its doors to patients on Tuesday, giving the region a 24/7 full-service emergency department.

Owens & Minor rebrands after $375M sale of largest division

Owens & Minor completed the sale of its Products & Healthcare Services segment to Platinum Equity for $375 million.

Health care systems navigate supply chain disruptions

Virginia health systems adjusted practices and sourcing as IV fluid shortages, tariffs and global disruptions strained supply chains.

Virginia’s Top Doctors 2026

Virginia’s Top Doctors is a peer-selected, statewide list of the top physicians across 87 categories of medical specialties.

Centra’s $600M+ capital upgrades include new hospital tower

What’s expected to be a three-year, $400 million construction project is underway at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (LGH). A new six-story tower will add 266,200 square feet to the hospital and marks the biggest portion of more than $600 million in recent capital investments by Centra Health, a regional nonprofit health sys[...]

Directory of medical schools in Virginia

PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Blacksburg vcom.edu Programs: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree with Research Distinction, a master’s in biomedical sciences, ONMM3 Residency and sports medicine fellowships Since its founding in 2001,[...]

Virginia’s Top Doctors 2026: Addiction Medicine

Dr. Caitlin Eileen Martin VCU Health System Richmond Dr. Monica Melmer VCU Health System Richmond Dr. Frederick Gerard Moeller VCU Health System Richmond Dr. Stephen John Popovich New Season Richmond Treatment Center Henrico County Dr. Brandon Wills VCU Health System Richmond Click here to return back to the Virginia’s Top[...]

Can Virginia’s medical schools fill physician shortages?

Virginia faces a growing physician shortage as retirements rise, residency slots lag and medical school capacity strains, despite record application numbers.