We have a new blood services partner.
We’ve collaborated with The Blood Connection (TBC) for our blood product needs. Our agreement begins on Monday, January 1, 2024.
TBC is a non-profit community blood center with 61 years of experience. TBC serves more than 120 hospitals in Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.
We've teamed up for the second consecutive year with Virginia Tech Athletics and Shoes4Hope, an organization that inspires hope and helps our youngest cancer patients.
To improve access to care and streamline pre-surgical assessment and optimization, we have expanded our Pre-Surgical Testing center into a larger, more comprehensive Peri-Operative Surgical Home (PSH).
In addition to pre-surgical testing, the PSH offers specialized pre-operative care that follows standardized, evidence-based guidelines.
The goals of the PSH are to:
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) provide specialized care for critically ill newborns. The first American NICU was opened in October 1960 at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. Several years later, between 1967 and 1976, the newborn and preemie nursery was established and developed at Roanoke Memorial Hospital (now CRMH); the first neonatologist came on board in 1976.
Now, our NICU is the third-largest in the state and the only in our region.
Other health care organizations have reported that some external IT vendors have requested access to patient data by using aggressive language.
If you receive any unexpected requests for access to patient data from an external vendor, please forward those requests to the HIM Release of Information (ROI) Triage team at HIM_ROI_Triage_Team@carilionclinic.org.
The team will review, evaluate and respond to those requests if they determine a response is needed.
From kids to early teens all the way up to young adults, patients in the 10-26 age group is at a unique time in their lives where their bodies, minds and environments are growing and changing quickly. Our Adolescent and Student Health Clinic is well-equipped to meet their needs and provide specialized care as they develop, and we're the only clinic like this in our area to offer these services for our community.
We have seen a resurgence of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-related phone scams. Callers use fake names and badge numbers but may also use the names of well-known DEA officials. Sometimes, scammers will spoof legitimate DEA phone numbers.
Whether during a child’s outpatient visit or a hospital stay, our child life specialists help patients and families with coping strategies through play, self-expressive activities, age-appropriate medical preparation and education. Each of these are intentionally designed to help both the child and family gain a better understanding of medical procedures, reducing their stress and fear of the unknown during a difficult time.
Take a look at our child life specialists in action!
All Carilion employees (not just those who are designated as mandatory reporters) are responsible for reporting suspected patient abuse or neglect.
If you suspect a patient is suffering from abuse or neglect:
Research studies usually focus on a specific way to advance care and find better treatment, but it takes many different teams to make the research successful.
