Know Where to Direct Food Deliveries to CRMH and the Crystal Spring Tower

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Food Delivery Drop-Off Location

A convenient food delivery drop-off location is available for our CRMH and Crystal Spring Tower teams. If you order food or grocery delivery, you must have it dropped off or meet your delivery driver (e.g. Door Dash, Uber Eats, Dominos, etc.) in the Emergency Department garage (behind the Higher Grounds Coffee Shop).

We’re Updating Our Pre-Authorization Policy

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We have updated our policy related to managing prior authorizations for elective surgical and diagnostic services. We want to make sure that clinicians and patients know when a procedure has not been authorized by the patient’s insurance provider and that there is a process in place to determine next steps. 

What’s Changing

Beginning Wednesday, July 16:

Construction Update: CRMH Renovations

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Update Aug. 26: We’re preparing for CRMH renovations that will impact portions of the hospital lobby at various times. From now through Sept. 5, please follow the posted signs and any instructions from our Guest Services and Police/Security staff to help you navigate. 

We’ll keep you posted as we make progress.


Original article from June 24:

Protecting Our Patients’ Privacy: Know the Rules for Accessing Information in Epic

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Protecting our patients’ health information is everyone’s responsibility. Whether you provide direct care, support clinical operations or assist behind the scenes, we all play a vital role in maintaining privacy and upholding patient trust.

Epic is our electronic medical record (EMR) system, and it contains protected health information (PHI) for all of our patients. Please review the following common scenarios to refresh your understanding of what is—and isn’t—okay when it comes to accessing PHI.

What is PHI?

Cardiovascular Institute is Now Open at the CRMH Crystal Spring Tower

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The Cardiovascular Institute is now open at CRMH, as the final phase of opening the Crystal Spring Tower. The tower will bring many of our Cardiovascular experts under one roof, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide the best quality care for patients. It also fosters collaboration among increasingly specialized teams, building on research, clinical education and innovation that advances care for patients, now and into the future.

Carilion Employees Shed Over 2 Tons with WeightWatchers!

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WeightWatchers helps you achieve health and wellness goals through a balanced approach to nutrition, exercise and mindfulness.

Since January, more than 1,800 employees have joined WeightWatchers and collectively lost over 4,300 pounds—that's more than 2 tons! The program is available to you at no cost. 

Congratulations to everyone using this program to improve their health through weight loss! 

Read how your coworkers are finding success with WeightWatchers.  

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