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Nurse Practioner Wendy Lawless Talks Patient-Centered Care with WVVA
April 09, 2024Clinch Valley Family and Specialty Care of Bluefield's Nurse Practitioner Wendy Lawless talks the importance patient-centered care with WVVA's Clayton McChesney at the inaugural Health and Wellness Expo at the Tazewell County Fairgrounds.
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Advanced Wound Center Receives National President’s Circle Award
March 27, 2024Award recognizes Clinch Valley Health’s Advanced Wound Center’s continued success with clinical excellence in patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.
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Clinch Valley Health Names Skilled Nursing Director
March 26, 2024Clinch Valley Health announced that Savannah Lowe, RN has accepted the position of Skilled Nursing Director.
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Clinch Valley Health Publishes 2023 Community Benefit Report
March 25, 2024Clinch Valley Health today published its community benefit report for the 2023 calendar year. This annual report outlines the various ways the hospital is working to support the health and economic vitality of Tazewell County as part of its mission of making communities healthier®.
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Director of Women and Infant Services Theresa Blankenship's Interview on Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association Podcast
March 18, 2024This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Theresa Blankenship, Director of Women and Infant Services at Clinch Valley Health. She joins us for a conversation about her nursing career, rural health care, and the work of the Clinch Valley team during an emergency situation involving a mother giving birth during a medical crisis. Listen here or through this link: https://vhha.com/podcasts/patients-come-first-podcast-theresa-blankenship/
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Miraculous Outcome for Mother and Baby Thanks to Teamwork and Preparedness
March 15, 2024A code was called to OB/GYN at Clinch Valley Health when patient Courtney Thomas, a 36-week pregnant woman was rushed to the emergency department after suffering seizures and other medical complications. While preventing emergency situations altogether is the best-case scenario, the second-best scenario is recognizing an emergent situation and acting quickly - which is what happened with Clinch Valley Health medical team, ultimately saving two lives.
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Clinch Valley Health Welcomes Tammy Hurley, FNP-BC
March 07, 2024Clinch Valley Health announced that Tammy Hurley, FNP-BC has joined Clinch Valley Health’s team and will be serving patients at Clinch Valley Physicians Associates.
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Clinch Valley Health's Chief Nursing Officer Sits Down with WVVA News to Talk New Nurse Residency Program
March 06, 2024Chief Nursing Office Beth Stiltner sat down with WVVA News to talk the launch of our new nurse residency program, which provides hands-on, structured support for our new nurses as they transition from school to their first careers.
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Clinch Valley Health Gastroenterologist Helps Community Understand Colonoscopies
March 01, 2024Have you had your colonoscopy? If you’re 45 or older, you’ve probably heard this question from someone you know – a doctor, a family member, or a health-conscious friend. More than 50,000 people die from colon cancer each year in the United States, and the disease may not have early symptoms. That’s why most people should talk with their provider about a colonoscopy once they reach the age of 45.
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What it means to be an Accredited Chest Pain Center
February 26, 2024Clinch Valley Health's Chest Pain Coordinator Natasha Ramey, RN, BSN on the set at WVVA's In Focus with a trophy from the American College of Cardiology.
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Clinch Valley Health Launches Residency Program for New Nurses
February 26, 2024Clinch Valley Health, a part of Lifepoint Health, today announced the launch of a new nurse residency program. Based on an apprenticeship model, the evidence-based transition-to-practice program provides hands-on, structured support for nurses as they graduate nursing school and start their careers at Clinch Valley Health.
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Clinch Valley Health Upgrades Radiation Oncology Capabilities
February 21, 2024Clinch Valley Health announced the total equipment upgrade and cosmetic update in the Cancer Treatment Center located inside of Clinch Valley Medical Center to better meet the needs of its patients and clinicians.
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Clinch Valley Health talks Heart Health Month and Cancer Prevention Month on WVVA's In Focus
February 19, 2024On this week’s In Focus our host Taylor Hankins sits down with medical professionals from Clinch Valley Health to discuss how to keep your heart healthy and cancer detection methods available in our area.
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Clinch Valley Health Celebrates National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
February 16, 2024Join Clinch Valley Health during the AACVPR National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week 2024, February 11-17, to celebrate the life-saving impact of cardiac rehabilitation. Clinch Valley Health is honoring the role of cardiac rehabilitation in reducing the potentially devastating effects of heart disease and improving quality of life for patients and their families.
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Clinch Valley Health Celebrates National Phlebotomists Recognition Week
February 14, 2024Clinch Valley Health along with the Registered Phlebotomy Technicians (RPTs) of American Medical Technologists (AMT) will be observing National Phlebotomists Recognition Week (NPRW), February 12-16, 2024. Since 1992, RPTs and others in the healthcare community have honored the vital role and professional excellence that phlebotomists provide in the delivery of healthcare to patients. The 2024 theme, “Phlebotomists, Drawn to Help Others” emphasizes their commitment as a vital member of the healthcare team.
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National Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 01, 2024The heart is an amazing muscle. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in America – if your heart weakens or stops beating, cells throughout your body lose the nutrients they need to keep living.
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Obstetrician and Gynecologist Henry Lewis, M.D. Joins Clinch Valley Medical Center
January 11, 2024Clinch Valley Health announced that Obstetrician and Gynecologist Henry Lewis, M.D. has joined its medical staff and is offering hospital-based OB/GYN services at Clinch Valley Medical Center.
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Clinch Valley Health Welcomes First Baby of 2024
January 08, 2024Clinch Valley Health is ringing in 2024 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 6 pounds and 1.8 ounces and measuring 19 3/4 inches, baby boy, Cayde Paul Matthew, was born to parents Kaley and Justin, on Wednesday, Jan. 3rd, at 11:23 am.
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Planning a Healthy New Year in 2024
January 03, 2024Each January, thousands of Americans flock to local gyms and supermarkets, determined to make good on resolutions to exercise more, eat better, and live healthier lives. By February, many of these goals have fallen by the wayside. New Year’s resolutions are very popular in the U.S., but some studies show that nearly half of participants give up on their resolutions within the month. If our plan is to have a healthy new year in 2024, how best to make our resolutions stick?
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Clinch Valley Health’s Phipps Appointed to Cybersecurity Task Force
December 13, 2023Clinch Valley Health announced that Director of Electronic Health Record and Meditech Services Tammy Phipps has been appointed to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s (VHHA) Cybersecurity Task Force.
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