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Virginia Stalls on Closing Hiram Davis Medical Center as Frail Patients Await New Homes
Virginia's plan to shut down Hiram Davis Medical Center has stalled again, leaving dozens of the state's most medically fragile behavioral health patients in limbo inside a building plagued by Legionella bacteria and failing heating and air-conditioning systems. The state wants to transfer some of the frailest people in the behavioral health system out of the aging facility, and lawmakers have expressed concerns about the plan.
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HRS: Making Medicare enrollment simple
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – If you’re a veteran or eligible for Medicare, navigating the landscape of healthcare benefits can be daunting. Ken Sholar and Kathy Watson are licensed Medicare Agents with TFO Medicare Resource Center and they joined HRS with details about how they make the enrollment simple and how they can help you choose the right plan.
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Chesapeake Nurse Sues Hospital, Says Meal Breaks Got Docked While She Kept Working
A former registered nurse at Chesapeake Regional Hospital has sued the hospital system, claiming it shorted employees on pay by automatically deducting meal breaks they never actually got to take, rounding their time punches against them, and leaving certain bonuses out of overtime calculations. Tabatha Gutierrez worked as a registered nurse at the hospital from December 2023 to July 2026 before filing her federal lawsuit last Tuesday.
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Chesapeake Health Department to host $10 Rabies Vaccination Clinic
CHESAPEAKE, Va.- The Chesapeake Health Department is set to host a $10 Rabies Vaccination Clinic on Saturday. To kick off Rabies Awareness Week, pets are welcome with an option of a three-year vaccination with current rabies certification and one year vaccination available without current rabies certificate. Pets are required to be leashed or crated. […]
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Hampton Roads hospitals post prices, but some rates remain hard to figure out
A new report is flagging several Hampton Roads hospitals that publish pricing files that passed the federal validator but still leave users unable to calculate some negotiated insurance rates. PatientRightsAdvocate.org rated 23 of the 45 Virginia hospitals it reviewed as noncompliant with federal price transparency requirements. Its September report found...