Dr. Michael Jeremiah, senior vice president and chair of the department of Family and Community Medicine, will retire on Dec. 27.

Dr. Jeremiah has been with Carilion since 1995. He previously served as the medical director for the family medicine residency program for 12 years and has included care and teaching services in the hospital, Labor & Delivery and ambulatory settings.

What’s Happening

Megan and Anthony Farino knew something was wrong but weren’t sure what after their daughter, Brynn, was born several weeks early with breathing and feeding issues.

Cybercriminals sometimes launch phishing attacks by hijacking legitimate email threads to deliver malicious links. Here are some tips from our Information Risk Management team:

We are planning to replace Infor (Lawson) with Workday and upgrade UKG to the Pro Workforce version. These tools are part of our Nexus project to modernize the technology we use for employee-related information and tasks.

Workday will replace My Total Access, Cornerstone and Excel expense reports. We’re upgrading to a newer version of UKG for timekeeping, scheduling and PTO requests

Kaycie Suttle’s job as a medical staff specialist at CGCH can be tough, but it was her role as a mother that truly showed her resilience.

When her daughter, Penelope, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, her family’s life changed in ways they could never have expected such as frequent medical appointments, travel and other expenses that weren’t covered by insurance.

The 2025 Payroll Calendar is now available. Use the calendar to note paycheck dates, Carilion-designated holidays ad PTO cash-in dates.

If you have questions, contact Payroll at 540-224-5039 (55039).

Thanks to the nearly 2,300 of you who participated in our recent internal communications audit. Staying informed about our jobs and organizational goals is critical to helping us fulfill our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve. Open communication and the right communication are also vital during a time of change, as our new CEO Steve Arner mentioned in today’s ePulse message.

Here’s a quick summary of what we learned from you and what we're doing about it.

A message from President and CEO Steve Arner

The past few days have brought heartbreaking news about our colleagues, families and friends who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene.

If you have been personally impacted, our Employee Emergency Fund can provide financial assistance in emergency situations like this. In fact, we’ve already helped several employees. To request help, download the Employee Emergency Fund application.

More than 70% of our workforce is women. Whatever our age, access to routine OB/GYN care is important to our health—and our midwifery services can help. 

In the spring we expanded our system's team of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), and we have been growing ever since!