Just like your wardrobe, your skin care routine may need some extra coverage during the cold winter months. 

Dropping temperatures and harsh weather can penetrate the epidermal barrier, making skin dry and irritated, and the products you use during the spring and summer may not be enough to keep your skin sufficiently hydrated and healthy.

Our Cosmetic Center offers several winter-friendly options to help keep your skin nourished and looking great all season long.

Marguerite Underwood has been named as the Interim Vice President for the Carilion Clinic Cardiovascular Institute (CVI). 

She will start in this position effective Feb. 11.

• Ashley Cates, R.N., CTCH, recognized that a patient with pneumonia, who was going to be roomed with another patient, did not have a CBC ordered.

Target Zero Harm is on Inside Carilion and in the ePulse every quarter to keep you in the know about the great work that's happening systemwide to keep our patients and team members safe—and how you can help! Check it out and watch for other stories that demonstrate our commitment to quality and patient and staff safety.

We have submitted a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) application to the Virginia Division of COPN (DCOPN) to begin a renal (otherwise known as kidney) transplant program for adults at CRMH. If approved, it would become the only transplant program in Southwest Virginia. 

“We’re committed to continuing to provide our neighbors and community with more access to sophisticated medical services,” said CEO Nancy Howell Agee. “The need is clear, and we’re fortunate to have the clinical expertise to perform this lifesaving procedure.” 

It may seem too soon after 2023 performance reviews to talk about feedback, but giving and requesting feedback from others should be an ongoing process all year long.

Now that we're in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, this is the perfect time to start giving and requesting feedback.

We have submitted a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) application to the Virginia Division of COPN (DCOPN) to begin a renal (otherwise known as kidney) transplant program for adults at CRMH. If approved, it would become the only transplant program in Southwest Virginia.

Spectators at two recent Virginia Tech basketball games enjoyed the competition on Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum—and learned about our work to care for pediatric cancer patients.

What did it take to inform the crowd? Just our youngest patients and Hokies basketball players using their creativity to turn white sneakers into miniature works of art.

Did you know that heart disease and stroke kill one in three women?

Yet they are 80% preventable with education and lifestyle changes.

Help us spread awareness on Friday, Feb. 2 as we come together at various locations to celebrate the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day.

For a decade, Schwartz Center Rounds have given our health care providers time during work to discuss openly and honestly the social and emotional side of caring for patients and families.

We celebrated the milestone at the last bi-monthly Schwartz Center Rounds in November: Honoring Our Commitment to Compassionate Care: Ten Years of Schwartz Center Rounds at Carilion!