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WebOn May 11, the Department of Health and Human Services announced an end to the public health emergency brought on by COVID-19. Since the peak of the …

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Local doctors launch telehealth initiative to serve Rappahannock …

WebAtlantic Telehealth was launched this week, and residents can access the service at Rappahannockhealth.org. Kohler said the telehealth initiative is “phase 1” of …

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Local health district expands COVID-19 vaccine availability to …

Web“Phase 1a offers vaccines to health care personnel and those in long-term care facilities. Phase 1b includes those 65 and older, frontline essential workers and …

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Family medical clinic opens in Washington Health rappnews.com

WebA new medical practice, Page Memorial Hospital Family Medicine, opened this week in renovated quarters on Lee Highway/U.S. 211 in Rappahannock County. […] …

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New Warren Memorial Hospital to open on June 23

WebNew Warren Memorial Hospital to open on June 23. The 28-acre Warren Memorial campus has an 18-bed Emergency Department and two trauma rooms and will be home to specialty care providers in …

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Valley Health transfers ownership of Washington primary care …

WebValley Health in the coming weeks will transfer ownership of Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Washington to Dr. Brooke Miller, one of two …

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Report: Nearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese …

WebNearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese in 2021, according to a new report by the Joint Commission on Health Care. The study, which examined …

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Update: Region’s Community Health Needs Assessment underway

WebThe Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District launched its Community Health Needs Assessment as part of an ongoing community health improvement process to …

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Valley Health, RCPS pioneer integrated telehealth …

WebBeginning on Aug. 11, RCPS students can get integrated care from a Valley Health pediatric nurse via telehealth at the grant-funded Wellness Center without having to leave school grounds. Valley Health …

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Local health provider expands access for uninsured

Web“Dr. [Khalid] Athar felt like … there just weren’t enough [health care] providers in the community, and then it was that there was no access for people who had no …

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UVA Health completes rebranding of Culpeper, Haymarket and …

WebIn separate events Tuesday, UVA Health unveiled new signs on its hospitals in Manassas, Haymarket and Culpeper, marking the culmination of the transition of the …

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Health care workers in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. authorize strike

WebSome 3,800 union health care workers in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., are threatening to go on strike at the end of this month if the …

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UVA Health outlines ambitious expansion plan

WebUVA Health outlines ambitious expansion plan. Culpeper Times staff and contributed reports. Feb 11, 2023 Updated Feb 12, 2023. The new UVA Health sign on …

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Youngkin proposes behavioral health overhaul to fix a system in …

WebSarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury. HENRICO — Describing Virginia’s current behavioral health system as in “crisis,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday laid …

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Former director of Rappahannock’s health district tapped by …

WebDr. Colin Greene served as the acting health director of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District. Courtesy photo Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District …

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Fauquier Health welcomes Dr. Victoria McDonald, new OB/GYN …

WebFauquier Health announced Tuesday that Dr. Victoria McDonald has joined its staff to provide obstetrics and gynecologic services. She will serve residents of Fauquier …

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Local health director spearheading COVID-19 response announces

WebDr. Wade Kartchner, the steady leader of the local pandemic response, announced on Wednesday that he is retiring from his position as health director for the …

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Virginia House Speaker announces special committee on rural …

WebLast Thursday, Speaker of the House, Del. Don Scott announced the creation of a new temporary committee that will meet beginning this May to address the lack of …

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UVA Health System names new board chair Health rappnews.com

WebThe health system board acts as the oversight board for UVA Health, which includes the UVA Medical Center; the UVA School of Medicine; the UVA School of …

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Culpeper Medical Center has new president Health rappnews.com

WebDonna Staton has become president of the Culpeper Medical Center, a Novant Health UVA Health System facility. Staton joins the hospital from Fauquier Health …

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Are cell phone towers a risk to your health

WebWhile most major health organizations, such as the American Cancer Society and the World Health Organization, say that scientific evidence does not show cell phone …

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Valley Health sues Anthem over ‘egregious’ reimbursement delays

WebValley Health, the largest health system in the northern Shenandoah Valley, is suing Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia over what it calls “egregious …

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