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Governor declares state of emergency; Va. coronavirus cases rise to 17
UPDATED MARCH 13, 1 P.M. Gov. Ralph Northam announced a state of emergency Thursday afternoon as the number of COVID-19 cases from Virginia reached 17, including two Virginians who have tested positive in Texas and are currently there, State Epidemiologist Lilian Peake said. Meanwhile, nearly 20 colleges and universities across [...]
Va. universities moving classes online amid coronavirus worries
UPDATED 6 A.M. MARCH 13 As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across Virginia, more than 15 colleges and universities across the commonwealth — including the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University and James Madison University — are moving all classes online. A student at Longwood University, which is closing […]
First Central Va. coronavirus case confirmed, ninth in the state
UPDATED: Cases 10 and 11 in Virginia were announced by Longwood University in Farmville and by the Alexandria Health Department late Wednesday. The Virginia Department of Health has not yet made an announcement regarding the cases. Wednesday at 10 p.m., Longwood University President Taylor Reveley IV posted a message on the uni[...]
Health insurers say they’ll waive coronavirus testing fees
WASHINGTON — Major health insurance companies will waive copayments for novel coronavirus testing, Vice President Mike Pence said at a briefing with firm executives and President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. “While the risk to the average American of contracting the coronavirus remains low, we want a full partnership with industry and […]
VCU Health System to acquire Riverside Tappahannock Hospital
Richmond-based VCU Health System is purchasing the 67-bed Riverside Tappahannock Hospital and its related medical services from Riverside Health System, the health systems announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not released. VCU Health System will acquire RTH and its related services, including diagnostics, p[...]
Eight Virginians test positive for coronavirus
CORRECTION: Virginia Business previously reported that there were nine cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth. However, a U.S. Navy announcement Tuesday about a civilian worker in Falls Church who reported positive for the coronavirus concerned one of the cases already reported by the Virginia Department of Health. Virginia has e[...]
Still no Virginia cases of coronavirus, but state prepares for outbreak
As of Wednesday afternoon, Virginia still has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has spread to 60 countries. However, as more cases are reported nationally, as well as nine deaths in the U.S., officials in Virginia are urging caution and taking preventive measures. So far, 17 people in Virginia have been [...]
Bon Secours-Hampton Roads names president for two facilities
Bon Secours-Hampton Roads has named Kate Brinn as president of Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth and Harbour View Medical Campus in Suffolk, the health care company announced Wednesday. Brinn, a Hampton Roads native, has been with Bon Secours for approximately 15 years and has served in other leadership roles, most recentl[...]
Owens & Minor names new board member
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 medical supply distribution company Owens & Minor Inc. has appointed retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gwendolyn “Gwen” Bingham to its board of directors, effective March 5. Bingham is a retired three-star U.S. Army lieutenant general and most recently was the Department of the Army’s assi[...]
Healthy and wealthy
Roanoke County’s main street — Electric Road (state Route 419) — is getting a big boost from the region’s largest employer. Carilion Clinic announced in September it had leased 150,000 square feet at Tanglewood Mall to accommodate Carilion’s growing children’s outpatient practices. Carilion, the Roanoke nonprofit tha[...]
Coronavirus impact — but not the disease — spreads to Virginia
This story will be updated periodically as information is received. The coronavirus, which has spread across China, South Korea, Italy, Iran and other countries, has inevitably spread to the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 59 people in the U.S. have confirmed cases of the flulike illne[...]
Tryko Partners acquires three Va. nursing facilities
New Jersey-based property management company Tryko Partners LLC has acquired three Cambridge Healthcare Services nursing facilities in Virginia and plans to invest approximately $9 million in renovations and programming at the facilities, Tryko announced Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The faciliti[...]
