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Carilion Clinic generated more than $3.2B in 2018, study shows
Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic generated more than $3.2 billion in economic impact and approximately 24,000 jobs in Virginia in 2018, according to a Carilion-commissioned study released Wednesday from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s Center for Economic and Policy Studies. Using data from Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2018, the economic […][...]
Focused Ultrasound Foundation names chief relationship officer
Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation has named Ann Taylor its chief relationship officer, the nonprofit organization announced Wednesday. She will start on March 1. Taylor has more than 27 years of nonprofit leadership experience as executive vice president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and as executive direc[...]
DMAS surveys new Medicaid enrollees
At the one-year mark for Medicaid expansion in Virginia, the number of newly enrolled adults in Medicaid has nearly doubled from 200,100 to 370,000. And survey data from an online dashboard released Tuesday by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) indicates that before gaining health coverage from Medicaid, nearly two-thirds of enrollees went […]
Norfolk medical device firm receives additional $2.5M from DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $2.5 million in non-dilutive funding to Norfolk-based medical device manufacturer Embody Inc. for the second phase of development and clinical assessment for its proprietary Microbrace ACL technology for the repair of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, the company announced Tuesday. Embody previously received $11.85 million for […][...]
Henrico office building sells for $6.3M
A Henrico County office building, the Campbell Building, sold for $6.3 million to Atlanta-based B&C CCPB LLC, Canada-based real estate company Colliers International announced Monday. The 55,920-square-foot class B office building is located at 8002 Discovery Drive in the Forest Avenue office corridor. HCA Healthcare’s[...]
Advantia Health receives $45M investment
Arlington-based Advantia Health, which facilitates women’s health care services via its online platform, announced Friday that it received a $45 million investment from New York City-based investment management company BlueMountain Capital Management. Advantia connects customers to OB-GYN, primary care, mental wellness and specialist care providers. The company will use the investment to hire more providers, […][...]
Reston’s SOC Telemed names new Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Jason Hallock was named as Reston-based acute-care telemedicine company SOC Telemed’s chief medical officer, the company announced Wednesday. Hallock has more than 20 years of health care experience working in hospital systems. In his new role, he will oversee management of clinical and medical objectives. He most recently worked for US Acute Care Solutions, […]
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services names chief deputy
Ellen Montz was named chief deputy for the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) as of Jan. 3, DMAS announced Tuesday. Montz will be second-in-command for the agency, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). She will maintain her role as the agency’s chief health economist and director […]
Bon Secours Mercy Health acquires three Va. hospitals
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health has completed the acquisition of three Virginia hospitals: the 300-bed Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, the 105-bed Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin and the 80-bed Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center in Emporia. Bon Secours Mercy Health acquired the hospitals from Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc. Financial terms of the […][...]
Spok Holdings names new COO
Spok Holdings Inc., a Fairfax County-based healthcare communications company, promoted Michael W. Wallace to chief operating officer on Thursday. Wallace has worked as a financial and operational executive for approximately 25 years and joined Spok as its chief financial officer in 2017. He will maintain his CFO duties and take [...]
New Sim Lab gives nursing students real-life experience
If you thought simulators were just for pilots and astronauts, think again. Nursing students at Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) can now train on complex, real-life patient-care scenarios inside the Clinical Simulation Lab for Nursing Education at Sovah Health‘s Martinsville campus. The Sim Lab, which opens this mont[...]
Patients’ favorites
Virginia’s overall patient satisfaction rate dipped in a recently released nationwide survey, but a consistent group of hospitals in the commonwealth continues to receive high marks. The patient satisfaction scores come from the annual Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems conducted by the Center[...]
