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Riverside to open Virginia’s 1st psychiatric emergency department …

WebRiverside Psychiatric Emergency Department cost more than $14 million. Newport News provided $3 million and Hampton has provided $2.5 million so far, with …

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Hampton behavioral health center breaks ground on new facility

WebThe ground-breaking ceremony for Hampton’s new Crisis Receiving Center, named BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center after the city’s former long-time sheriff, on …

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Hampton Roads healthcare providers recommend masks in …

WebOn Jan. 25, Hampton Roads health systems strongly recommended wearing masks inside all medical facilities, from hospitals to doctors’ offices, during a recent rise in respiratory …

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Hampton Roads biomedical research facility open to collaborating …

WebThe region can be a hub for health care and biomedical innovation thanks to collaborative efforts to launch the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium and …

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Sentara's insurance arm under federal investigation

WebThe Department of Justice is looking into whether Sentara's insurance arm overcharged patients for their Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in 2018 and …

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Health sciences program for Virginia high schoolers returns

WebThe Virginia Department of Education is relaunching a health sciences program this summer. The Summer Residential Governor’s School for Medicine and …

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Hampton Roads access to mental health care expands

WebApril 21, 2024 at 10:04 a.m. Dr. Juan Montero has helped improve access to health care for people throughout the world for decades. “Now, the entire Hampton Roads region can be …

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Hampton VA Medical Center under scrutiny after delays in care for …

WebUpon reviewing the patient’s electronic health record, the inspector general identified additional concerns, including insufficient pain management, deficiencies in the …

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Virginia budget proposal: Free health clinics expected to receive

WebThe network of Virginia free clinics may receive its largest funding increase since 2016 to help with a growing need for services, although the bump was less than …

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‘Long-haul COVID’ in Hampton Roads: How patients and doctors …

WebMayo, 50, is one of an untold number of Hampton Roads residents suffering from so-called “long-haul COVID” or “long COVID.” They contract COVID-19, and …

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Peninsula Health Center begins move into former Stratford …

WebThe health center will be moving to the former Stratford University building at 836 J Clyde Morris Blvd. beginning Sept. 15. The move is the culmination of planned …

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Column: EVMS research aims to save the lives of women and babies

WebAnimal testing at EVMS is an essential to research seeking to save the lives of women and babes, EVMS School of Medicine President Alfred Abuhamad, M.D., …

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I-64 East drivers will soon divert to HRBT's new bridge portion

WebTraffic heads east on I-64 through the South Island of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in Norfolk, Virginia on March 1, 2023. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

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Column: Three critical actions needed to address local physician

WebSome critical actions needed to solve this crisis: First, a comprehensive study by the joint Old Dominion University-Norfolk State University-Eastern Virginia Medical …

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Columns: Hospitals face higher costs. Insurance companies must …

WebAnthem (Elevance Health) recorded almost $6 billion in profit last year alone. Because the goal of an insurance company is to earn as much profit as possible, the …

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Newport News to build new $40M state-of-the-art Grissom Library

WebNewport News residents could have a new state-of-the-art Grissom Library within the next three years. City Council on Tuesday voted to appropriate $33.18 million …

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WTKR anchor Kurt Williams on relentless crusade for cancer …

WebSince being diagnosed with prostate cancer in December, WTKR News 3 anchor Kurt Williams has been on a relentless crusade to promote greater cancer …

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He thinks his wife died in an understaffed hospital. Now he’s …

WebAnn Picha-Lillard died at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township, Michigan, in November 2022 at age 65. Months earlier, nurses and doctors at …

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Construction underway as Neptune’s Park gets a new stage canopy

WebThe venue, next to the King Neptune statue, is used more than 75 times a year for special events and entertainment. Shamin Hotels bought the adjacent 31st Street …

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How do wellness checks work in Hampton Roads

WebHampton said they responded to all 783 wellness check calls this year. “We will attempt contact at the given address, and depending on the circumstances, decide if …

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Virginia psychiatric hospitals overburdened by patients referred

WebThe Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission has concluded Virginia’s psychiatric hospitals are overwhelmed by an increasing number of forensic patients and …

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Virginia Beach’s Gabby Douglas returns to gymnastics competition

WebDouglas shows flashes of her 2012 Olympic gold-medal-winning form, but she doesn't have too much time to try to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games.

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Column: Taking action on the Black maternal health crisis

WebApril 6, 2024 at 6:05 p.m. The Black maternal health crisis is real. Black women die from pregnancy-related complications at a rate three times higher compared to white women …

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10-year-old boy killed in Portsmouth shooting, police say

WebA 10-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Friday night in Portsmouth. “I met with the mother and extended family of the young boy, whose life was tragically taken, and …

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Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have …

WebThe announcement is another setback for the health officials at the Food and Drug Administration, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of …

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