Carilion Clinic President and CEO Steve Arner took on Carilion's top leadership role after several decades of experience across our organization. His previous roles at Carilion include financial analyst,budget manager, Human Resources compensation and analytics director, hospital administrator at CRBH, senior vice president of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Services, and chief operations officer.

The City of Roanoke will hold its annual Freedom Festival and fireworks display at the River’s Edge Park on Friday, July 3. Please allow extra time for travel and parking if you are working that day.

Parking Updates

For safety, rooftop parking will be closed at the following garages:

Chair of Emergency Medicine Rosemarie Fernandez, MD, has been named interim institutional research officer effective immediately. In this role, she will lead our growing research enterprise while continuing to serve as chair of Emergency Medicine.

The Fourth of July means spending time with friends, grilling out, and, of course, fireworks! But because of that last one, Independence Day is also one of the most dangerous holidays of the year. Follow these tips to make this Fourth one to remember—for all the right reasons!

Whether you're planning to attend a community event or host your own backyard show on the Fourth, safety should always be the number one priority. Here's everything you need to know to ensure an accident-free fireworks experience.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting a heat wave for our region, with major heat risk beginning Wednesday, July 1 and continuing through the weekend. Stay up-to-date with the latest forecasts by checking the NWS Heat Risk map online.

Heat Safety Tips

Here are some tips from the Virginia Department of Health to stay safe and prevent heat-related illness:

Don’t forget, the Document Center is your go-to resource for ordering printed materials through our printing partner, Source4. 

Why Use the Document Center? 

• Access to nearly 800 standard print items and forms in one place 

• Quickly order essentials like: 

As a reminder, benefit premiums for 2026 are calculated to be deducted out of 24 pay periods, instead of 27.  

Benefit premiums come out of 2 paychecks per month. On the months there are 3 paychecks, like this month, benefit premiums are not deducted from the third check. 

The Writing Goals Journey has launched in Workday, giving you a central place to document FY26 goals and track progress throughout the review period. 

FY26 goals should have been identified and recorded at the end of 2025. If you have not yet entered your goals in Workday, or if updates are needed, now is a good time to add what you have been working on and capture recent progress. This is also good practice for creating your FY 27 goals later this year. 

 
Christopher Cullom (left) and Dr. Jonathan Carmouche (right).

We have a new chief operating officer and chair of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Chief Operating Officer Christopher Cullom

Christopher Cullom has been named chief operating officer for our organization. He will begin work here on Aug. 10.

Have you ever clicked on a link in an email, only to realize too late that it was a phishing attempt? Or paused and wondered if an email was a scam? Phishing emails are on the rise, and they’re not always easy to spot. 

Living out our value of Courage means taking action to keep our organization, our employees, and our patients safe from cyber-attacks.