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Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts announce local …
Web(ROANOKE, VA) – As demand for COVID testing has continued to increase, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) has worked with the Central Office of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to identify opportunities to offer free COVID-19 testing at select locations over the next several weeks. In the past week, as RCAHD has
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VDH to provide COVID booster vaccines to immunocompromised
WebRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Health announced Friday that third shots of coronavirus vaccines will soon become available for immunocompromised residents to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge. The announcement Friday evening came shortly after the U.S. Centers for …
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VDH to open COVID vaccination center at old Sears site in Roanoke
WebChristie Wills is Communications Officer for the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts: (ROANOKE, VA) – Today, the Virginia Department Health (VDH) announced that a state-run Community Vaccination Center (CVC) will open October 14, 2021 at the former Sears location at Valley View Mall, located at 4812 Valley View Blvd., …
Dr. Cynthia Morrow-VDH was live this morning on vaccines, …
WebDr. Cynthia Morrow is director for the Virginia Department of Health’s Roanoke City and Alleghany Health District. She joined us live this morning to talk about the coming COVID-19 vaccine rollout - and about staying safe during the upcoming holiday season. Hear the complete conversation below: 11-23 Morrow Live Final
Youngkin announces Right Help, Right Now mental health plan
WebGovernor Glenn Youngkin today rolled out a plan to provide improved and more expeditious mental health services to those in need - calling it “Right Help, Right Now.” It involves getting more Virginians into mental health treatment sooner, reducing the burden on law enforcement agencies, expanding school-based programs and providing …
VDH schedules flu shot clinics News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR
WebWalk-in clinic Fridays (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Call 540-473-8240 for an appointment, or to check on additional walk-in hours. Note: CLINICS ARE CLOSED November 29. Flu season is less than a month away, and health officials are opening walk-in vaccination clinics around the Roanoke Valley. Dr.
UPDATE: Va Commissioner of Behavioral Health dies in accident
WebUPDATE: Governor Northam says Hughes Melton, Virginia’s Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, has died from injuries he received in an automobile accident Wednesday.The accident in Augusta County had already taken the life of an 18-year-old woman driving a second vehicle. Melton was 52. FROM GOVERNOR …
RCAHD to Distribute 300 Free Take-Home Test Kits today
Webfrom Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts: Tuesday night’s testing event at the Salem Civic Center provided evidence of the unprecedented demand for testing. Over 200 people were tested at the event and unfortunately, demand exceeded our supply. Given this demand, the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) …
Free medical clinics seeing more Virginians
WebAround 100,000 Virginians have been unenrolled from Medicaid since the post-Covid "unwinding" began in March. That's putting even more strain on the Commonwealth's network of free health care clinics, as WFIR's Gene Marrano reports:
New pharmacy at Horizon serves patients and the community
WebHorizon Behavioral Health's Bedford location has opened a new onsite pharmacy in partnership with Genoa Healthcare. Spokespeople from both organizations say the site has improved the community's adherence to medication regimens. WFIR's Emma Thomas with details: 10-03 Pharmacy WRAP2-WEB
New phone hotline this week for 65+ who need a COVID VAX shot
WebA lot depends on how much Johnson & Johnson vaccine actually arrives, but Dr. Cynthia Morrow with the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts had some promising news about COVID vaccine eligibility for those in Phase 1C today. Morrow says the Department of Health is still reaching out to 1-A and 1-B "stragglers." Between tomorrow
Virginia to shut down vaccination signups for three days in system
WebThe Virginia Department of Health plans to consolidate all the COVID-19 vaccination pre-registration sites into a single statewide system. It means the signups will be suspended from 5:00 this afternoon until Tuesday morning. So far, those registrations have all been on local health department sites, and over the weekend and through Monday, …
Carilion CEO named to Youngkin’s medical advisory team
WebRICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced his Medical Advisory Team led by Dr. Marty Makary, Nancy Agee, Kathy Gorman, Alan Levine, Dr. Bogdan Neughebaeur, and Anand Shah. “I am proud to announce a group of experts from the medical and public health community that will be providing …
County health rankings News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR
WebCounty health rankings are out. Anyone interested in knowing how healthy their community is can access the information. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno reports. Detailed health information about each county in the United States is available online. These county health rankings include all of Virginia. As WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno …
LewisGale announces new market president and CEO
Web(HCA release) Salem, Va.-October 22, 2018 - LewisGale Regional Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Lance Jones, MHA, FACHE, as CEO and market president, effective December 1, 2018. Jones has over 18 years of healthcare experience, beginning his career in rehabilitation services, and serving as chief operating …
Bily’s Ritz employee has hepatitis; did NOT handle food
Web(ROANOKE, Va.) – The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCHAD) has identified that an employee of a local food establishment has been infected with hepatitis A. The local health department dispatched the environmental health team to Billy’s Restaurant, 102 Market St. SE in Roanoke to conduct a comprehensive on-site …
Region’s COVID hospitalizations fall almost 75% in 5 weeks
WebThe health systems serving the Roanoke, Lynchburg and Southside region collectively report that COVID-related hospitalizations are down almost 75% since their late January peak -- and ICU patient numbers have fallen more than 80%. Carilion, Center, LewisGale, Sovah Health and Salem VA facilities put the total hospitalization number at …
Carilion President & CEO rolls up her sleeves at mass clinic today
WebAs the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts join other localities by officially moving into "Phase 1C" on the COVID vaccination timeline, Carilion President and CEO Nancy Howell Agee was on hand for a mass clinic at the Berglund Center today. Agee, who started out as a nurse and then rose through the ranks at Carilion
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