Check out this article featuring Dr. Kearn Ghuman, a physician at Fauquier Health, to learn why back-to-school season is a great time to head back to the doctor for students: https://lnkd.in/ezs66yQN
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA)
Hospitals and Health Care
Glen Allen, VA 11,185 followers
An alliance of Virginia hospitals and health systems
About us
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has 27 member health systems and hospitals, representing 110 community, psychiatric, rehabilitation, and specialty hospitals throughout Virginia. Working with our members and other stakeholders, the Association will transform Virginia’s health care system to achieve top tier performance in safety, quality, value, service, and population health. The Association’s leadership is focused on: principled, innovative and effective advocacy; promoting initiatives that improve health care safety, quality, value and service; and, aligning forces among health care and business entities to advance health and economic opportunity for all Virginians. Through the power of collaboration, the Association will be the recognized driving force behind making Virginia the healthiest state in the nation by 2020.
- Website
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http://www.vhha.com
External link for Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA)
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Glen Allen, VA
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 1926
Locations
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Primary
4200 Innslake Dr.
Suite 203
Glen Allen, VA 23060, US
Employees at Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA)
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Christine Schein, LCSW
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Sean Connaughton
President and Chief Executive Officer at Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
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Jay Andrews
Vice President of Financial Policy at Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
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Emily Lafon
Director of Medicaid Financial Policy at Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA)
Updates
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This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Pam Smith, a recently retired radiology technician who earned the nickname “X-ray Pam” during her 38-year career at Sentara Health, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She joins us for a conversation about her career, bone density scans, workforce development, her retirement plans, and more. https://lnkd.in/gC2uBE-u
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In collaboration with healthcare researchers around the world, a leading expert at UVA Health has developed a guide to precision medicine reporting that will improve patient care and health equity. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/du8GGJzx
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The folks at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular - Inova Health have provided a team of volunteers to combat healthcare disparities in the Fairfax community and beyond. Check out the article below for more: https://lnkd.in/g8ct8QGw
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Thanks to the remarkable care he received and his commitment to a full recovery, Ben Pastva broke a long-held swimming record at Randolph-Macon College less than three years after receiving a heart transplant from VCU Health. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dg2zvqwK
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The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to enhance radiological imaging, improve diagnostic capabilities and reduce burnout in the field, provided that physicians and scientists work together to ensure its careful integration into the practice of medicine, according to a special report in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Learn more from experts at Children's National Hospital: https://lnkd.in/efMqqVep
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This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features a view from the top of the world. It highlights the story of Dr. Mark Witcher, a functional neurosurgeon with Carilion Clinic, who joins us for a conversation about his work with patients experiencing movement disorders, chronic pain, epilepsy, and to discuss a recent trip he and neurosurgery residents took to a far away nation to help patients and share their expertise. Listen to an excerpt below and hear the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e3_4thNj
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Today, Carilion Clinic announced the forthcoming retirement of health system CEO Nancy Agee following a distinguished career in health care leadership. She will be succeeded by Carilion President and COO Steve Arner. Below is a statement about this news from VHHA President and CEO Sean Connaughton: “Nancy Howell Agee personifies health care servant leadership. Her journey has been a quintessential self-made American success story from her days as a candy striper following a teenage injury and hospitalization, as the first person in her family to graduate from high school, to her work as a hospice and surgery nurse, her civic engagement on behalf of the Commonwealth and its people, her accomplished tenure leading Carilion Clinic, and her service as past Chair of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Board of Trustees and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s (VHHA) Board of Directors,” said VHHA President and CEO Sean T. Connaughton. “She leaves Carilion in the capable hands of health system President and Chief Operating Officer Steven C. Arner, a talented leader guiding Carilion to continued success. Nancy has our sincere admiration and appreciation and Steve has our full support moving forward. We congratulate them both.”
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Riverside Health Regional Medical Center has been recognized as with the Lantern Award from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). Emergency departments that receive the Lantern Award show a deep commitment to providing safe and efficient care, positive patient outcomes and a supportive work environment for team members. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e37WQcNX
RRMC Emergency Department Receives Prestigious Lantern Award from Emergency Nurses Association
riversideonline.com
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A group of 20 high school students are taking part in a summer school program for immigrant youth to explore career opportunities in United States. They had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at UVA Health. Se more at Wcav Cbs 19: https://lnkd.in/gkXzBXZQ
Local immigrant students get behind-the-scenes look at UVA Health
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