Atlanta health care research company buys Falls Church tech firm
Atlanta-based health care research company DLH Holdings Corp. announced Thursday it has acquired Falls Church-based health care technology provider Irving Burton Associates (IBA). DLH is a publicly traded health care research company focused on the federal government and IBA provides health care technology to the military. IBA employs approximately 115 people and its clients include […]
Riverside Medical Group names president, chief medical officer
Riverside Medical Group (RMG), the medical group for Newport News-based Riverside Health System, announced Wednesday Dr. Thomas Kayrouz has been named as president and chief medical officer, overseeing more than 600 providers and 100 practice sites. With a career in pediatric critical care medicine and physician-led health car[...]
A healthy outlook
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic stresses Virginia hospitals, Hampton Roads’ health care sector continues to grow. Richmond-based VCU Health System is making inroads in the region through partnerships with Riverside Health System and Sentara Healthcare. In March, VCU Health System announced a formal affiliation with Newport News-[...]
Va. COVID-19 cases continue decline
Last week, the state saw 5,455 new COVID-19 cases and 151 virus-related deaths, continuing a statewide decline, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s update Monday, Sept. 28. Virginia’s positivity rate is 4.7%, a 1% decrease since Sept. 21. Virginia has 146,593 total cases and 3,172 fatalities as of Monday[...]
VHHA partners with new Va.-based company for medical-grade masks
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association and its Shared Services Corp. subsidiary have partnered with a newly founded Richmond-area business to obtain domestically produced medical-grade face masks for hospitals and other health care providers in Virginia, VHHA announced Monday. Olivian’s masks are not N95 but ar[...]
Va. COVID-19 positivity rate falls to 5.7%
The Virginia Department of Health reported 6,567 new COVID-19 cases last week and an increase of 278 deaths from the virus — a larger number than most weeks because of a backlog of death data that was entered since last Tuesday, VDH said. The state now has 141,138 cases and 3,021 fatalities, as of Sept. […]
VCU scientists studying cancer drug as COVID-19 treatment
A group of scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center discovered that an experimental cancer drug keeps the virus that causes COVID-19 from infecting cells and replicating. Their findings were published Monday in the Biochemical Pharmacology journal and will be tested in a clinical trial at VCU Health. AR-12 has been studied as an […]
VDH reports first child COVID-19 death in Va.
The Virginia Department of Health on Friday announced the first COVID-19 death of a child under the age of 19 in the commonwealth. The adolescent was a resident in the Southside Health District, which covers Brunswick, Halifax and Mecklenburg counties, but VDH said it would not disclose further information about the teenager due to privacy […]
DXC Technology taps CEO for spinoff health and human services business
Tysons-based Fortune 500 company DXC Technology announced Wednesday it has promoted Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh to the new position of CEO of the company’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business, which will be effective upon closing of the sale of the business unit to private equity firm Veritas Capital[...]
Northam: Trump’s alleged comment about veterans ‘turns my stomach’
During a brief COVID-19 update Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam blasted President Donald Trump’s reported reference to wounded and killed U.S. veterans as “losers and suckers.” Northam has occasionally criticized the federal government for leaving the responsibility of accessing COVID-19 tests and personal protectiv[...]
Va. sees fewer new COVID-19 cases, deaths last week
Virginia recorded 6,164 new COVID-19 cases and 57 fatalities from Sept. 8-14, bringing state totals to 134,571 cases and 2,743 deaths, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The state’s positivity rate is 7.2%, down from 7.7% last week. Several universities are reporting COVID-19 rates among students, faculty and staff members, although the universities are […]
Northam eases COVID-19 restrictions in Hampton Roads
After more than six weeks, Gov. Ralph Northam eased COVID-19 restrictions in Hampton Roads localities Thursday, citing “significantly improved” health metrics. The region will join the rest of the state in Phase Three of the “Forward Virginia” plan, effective immediately. On July 31, the governor placed a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, […]