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CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare leaves; interim CEO appointed
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The president and chief executive officer of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has left his position after 10 years on the job. Reese Jackson, who has been president and CEO since 2016, departed effective May 30, according to a statement from Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. “Mr. Jackson is thanked...
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Chesapeake Regional Healthcare CEO departs amid lawsuit, federal indictment
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A New Academic Health Sciences Enterprise Is Shaping Hampton Roads
Discover the health care partnerships that are driving the workforce and strengthening the economy in the Hampton Roads, VA, region. Health care stands as one of Hampton Roads’ most vital and rapidly expanding industries. The integration of Eastern Virginia Medical School into Old Dominion University – now Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU – strengthens this momentum. By aligning elite education with clinical research, the partnership serves as a primary engine for the region’s workforce and economic vitality.
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Virginia faces mental health provider shortages as Hampton Roads residents struggle to navigate care
A new national report found Virginia is facing “catastrophic” shortages in community mental health. Providers in Norfolk say many patients still struggle to know where to turn during a mental health crisis. The report from mental health policy group Inseparable found Virginians go out of network for mental...
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Medical clinic opens in Norfolk City Jail for advanced offender care
NORFOLK, Va., (WAVY) — The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office has a new medical clinic in the city jail that will provide advanced care for offenders. The office hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 4 to officially open the clinic. The City of Norfolk invested $1.5 million in this project that will provide six examination rooms, […]
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Commonwealth Senior Living Plans 24-Unit Expansion at Community in Chesapeake, Virginia
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living has announced plans for an expansion at Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor in Chesapeake. With the expansion, which will add 24 assisted living apartments, the community will total 85 units, with capacity to serve 126 residents. The new assisted living units will...
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Former Virginia Cell Block Transformed Into Jail Medical Clinic
What for decades was an eighth floor cell block housing 30-55 inmates in the Norfolk City Jail is now a fully-equipped medical and mental health services clinic, expanding the jail’s ability to meet inmates’ daily medical needs on-site, rather than relying on transport to local hospitals. In under...
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Va. jail converts cell block into full-service medical clinic
NORFOLK, Va. — What for decades was an eighth floor cell block housing 30-55 inmates in the Norfolk City Jail is now a fully-equipped medical and mental health services clinic, expanding the jail’s ability to meet inmates’ daily medical needs on-site, rather than relying on transport to local hospitals.
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Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Celebrates 50 Years
The Chesapeake Regional Health Foundation hosted its annual gala at the Chesapeake Conference Center, celebrating 50 years of exceptional community care provided by Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. The event marked a significant milestone for the health system, which opened its doors in 1976 as a grassroots effort to bring high-quality health care closer to home for the growing city of Chesapeake.
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Residents in Norfolk’s Young Terrace public housing neighborhood living in squalor
High above Young Terrace, a public housing community just outside downtown Norfolk, Drone 10 captured a birds-eye look at a neighborhood residents and visitors say has been contaminated with open sewage for several months, and some saying it has been persistent over several years.
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Residents in Norfolk’s Young Terrace public housing neighborhood living in squalor
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — High above Young Terrace, a public housing community just outside downtown Norfolk, Drone 10 captured a birds-eye look at a neighborhood residents and visitors say has been contaminated with open sewage for several months, and some saying it has been persistent over several years. “Let me tell you something, this sewage […]
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Hampton Roads air quality gets 'B' grades in new report, but experts say risks remain
NORFOLK, Va. — Every time you step outside, your body is taking in more than you may realize. The American Lung Association has released its 27th annual “State of the Air” report, offering a closer look at what people across Virginia and the country are breathing. The...
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Advocates stress importance of self-advocacy for women of color in healthcare
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Black Maternal Health Week is ending with a spotlight on significant disparities in maternal health outcomes for Black and Brown women, who a health official says are much more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their White counterparts. Medical professionals and mothers are drawing...
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As Black Maternal Health Week wraps up, Sentara midwife highlights ongoing risks
NORFOLK, Va. — Black Maternal Health Week ends Thursday, April 17, but a certified nurse midwife with Sentara Health says the concerns behind it are not going away. Melonie Suber, a certified nurse midwife at Sentara Leigh Hospital’s Family Maternity Suite in Norfolk, shared one patient’s experience that has stayed with her.
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Conference at Norfolk State University tackles Black maternal health crisis
Held as part of the national awareness week from April 11 to 17, the conference brought together doctors, nurses, social workers and midwife advocates to address inequities in maternal health care and outcomes.