The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) Board of Directors, comprised of hospital and health system leaders from across the Commonwealth, unanimously elected our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Steven C. Arner as Chairman.
During the pandemic, our Pharmacy team has been working both on-site and remotely, finding ways to meet the needs of our patients.
While doing so, they’ve risen to COVID-19’s challenges with efficiency and creativity—whether coming up with a solution for a hospital-wide issue or tapping in to artistic talents on the team to enhance their pandemic-era hiring process.
At Morningside Urban Farm, our community garden and health education center in Southeast Roanoke, graduate students from Virginia Tech's M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics program have made a big difference in a short amount of time.
Did you, your team or a teammate recently receive an award? Don't keep it to yourself—shout it out on our Wow Wall! We'll include the achievement in the monthly Notes of Distinction roundup and in our annual awards booklet. You may even inspire others to share the good news of their achievements.
Dr. NL Bishop
He received a key to the City of Roanoke.
Chioma Princely, R.N., is one of the first international nurses who joined our organization through Avant Healthcare Professionals, a program that works to make long-term matches between internationally educated health care professionals and health care facilities in the U.S.
You may be familiar with the humanitarian crisis that has been going on in war-torn Syria. More than half of the country's population has been forced from their homes, more than 5 million of whom have fled the country. One of them is Ibrahim Bilal, who works in Laundry Services.
When we commit to the care of our patients, we take responsibility for many aspects of their wellbeing: the physical, the mental and often, the religious and spiritual.
But what about the religious and spiritual health of our employees?
According to Richard Brown, director of Chaplaincy Services, his team of chaplains is seeing more and more diversity of religion among employees. “As Carilion grows and we’re attracting diverse employees from all over, we’re seeing a wider range of religions and religious perspectives.”
