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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.
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Tidewater EMS Council expanding whole blood program with new $150K grant
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — When someone is critically injured, getting blood quickly can mean the difference between life and death. Now, new funding is helping paramedics across Hampton Roads deliver that care before patients reach the hospital. Last week, Tidewater EMS Council, a regional nonprofit that helps coordinate and improve...
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Fishing Point patient says care, staff second to none, prepares to switch providers
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Marc Gibson had found what many of us seek: a trusted medical provider. He began treatment at Fishing Point’s Portsmouth clinic last fall and brought with him a sizeable medical file. Gibson, 51, had just had a stroke. He had had back problems for...
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Mom & Pop pharmacy owners say relief is needed soon if they are to survive
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Fishing Point patient says care, staff second to none, prepares to switch providers
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New details emerge in Fishing Point Healthcare fraud allegation
The building of Fishing Point Healthcare is seen after the clinic paused services amid a dispute over Medicaid payments and a fraud investigation. (Photo courtesy of Fishing Point Healthcare) Thousands of Medicaid patients served by Fishing Point Healthcare in Hampton Roads are scrambling to find new providers because the clinics...
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Medicaid fraud investigation targets Fishing Point Healthcare as patients lose access to care
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Sentara physicians, nurses receive training at palliative care conference
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Entering palliative care can be difficult for a patient and their family, and breaking the news to a patient can also be difficult. It’s a skill that those with Sentara Health learned more about in a special conference Friday. Communication was the overall theme at the Sentara Palliative Care Conference […]
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Black Doctors Convene Annual Meeting On Patient Equity
The National Medical Association (NMA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization representing African-American physicians and their patients, recently convened leading clinicians, researchers, and health advocates for its 2026 National Colloquium on African-American Health at The Morrow Hotel in Washington, D.C. Guided by this year’s theme, “The New Reconstruction: Mobilizing...
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Fishing Point Healthcare CEO speaks out amid state fraud investigation
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — More than 4,000 patients in the Hampton Roads area could soon lose access to healthcare services as Fishing Point Healthcare prepares to pause its Medicaid-supported care amid a state investigation. The clinic, which serves a large Medicaid population, said it will stop providing Medicaid-aided services...
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Officials recommended denying license to Virginia nursing home, it remains open
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Fishing Point Healthcare to stop Virginia Medicaid services over unpaid claims
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Fishing Point Healthcare announced it will pause all services for Virginia Medicaid enrollees starting April 15, citing a failure by the state to reimburse its Medicaid claims. It’s a decision expected to impact more than 4,400 Medicaid patients across the Hampton Roads area. The...