Carilion Clinic News

Carilion Clinic PerishableNews / Apr 16, 2021

IRVINE, Calif. - SWARM Engineering, Inc, the next generation of cognitive software for the food supply chain, announced today it has closed funding for a $2.7 million seed round. SWARM Engineering is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically for the food supply chain, rapidly solving complex problems such as supply & demand forecasting, optimizing inbound and outbound logistics, or maximizing yield in controlled environment agriculture.

Carilion Clinic Roanoker / Apr 15, 2021

LewisGale Regional Health System - Leading the Way with Advanced Medical Technology, Compassionate Care and Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders for Southwest Virginia When it comes to healthcare in Southwest Virginia, have confidence knowing you can receive the best care, as quickly as possible, through the LewisGale Regional Health System - a growing, integrated, regional network of 44 patient-care facilities that includes four hospitals, one standalone ER and two regional cancer centers as part of HCA Virginia, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare provider in the Commonwealth.

Carilion Clinic WFMZ Allentown / Apr 15, 2021

IRVINE, Calif., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SWARM Engineering, Inc, the next generation of cognitive software for the food supply chain, announced today it has closed funding for a $2.7 million seed round.

Carilion Clinic WDBJ7 / Apr 15, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Anyone 18 and older was able to go by the Berglund Center in Roanoke on Thursday for a COVID-19 vaccine. It was all part of the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts' first walk-in clinic. Up until Thursday, the Virginia Department of Health held invite-only COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

Carilion Clinic WSLS 10 / Apr 14, 2021

A pause in the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is causing nationwide concern over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. Health experts with Carilion Clinic want to assure the public that the risk of getting a rare blood clot from the vaccine is incredibly low.

Carilion Clinic WDBJ7 / Apr 14, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts is inviting the general public to get vaccinated for COVID-19 Thursday, with no registration necessary, due to a sufficient supply of doses in the district. RCAHD said walk-in doses will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Berglund Center from 10 a.m.

Carilion Clinic Truthout / Apr 14, 2021

Lois Wessel used to work as a labor and delivery nurse in community clinics in Maryland. She remembers that every time a baby was born, she would see a beautiful little creature - and then she'd see a whole big bag full of garbage, of sheets, supplies packaging and tubing.

Carilion Clinic Politico / Apr 14, 2021

K STREET LOSES AN EAR AND A CONSENSUS BUILDER ON THE HILL WITH BRADY RETIREMENT: Kevin Brady , the top Republican tax writer in the House and a chief architect of the 2017 GOP tax overhaul, said today that he won't run for reelection, citing partially his party's term limits for committee chairs, POLITICO's Brian Faler reports.

Carilion Clinic WDBJ7 / Apr 13, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Carilion Clinic wants folks to think about the future and how to plan for end-of-life care. "It's our belief that education and information, being presented with choices and resources, is a way of empowering the patient to assume control over their healthcare," Geriatrics, Hospice and palliative Medicine Chief Dr. Brian Unwin said.

Carilion Clinic WFXRtv.com / Apr 13, 2021

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) - The New River Health District (NRHD) along with other local health districts, and local pharmacies, employer-arranged COVID-19 vaccination clinics and direct appointments with the health district have helped to get over 7,000 Virginia Tech employees either fully or partially vaccinated against the virus.

Carilion Clinic VT hokiesports.com / Apr 13, 2021

Story Links BLACKSBURG - Most would take what transpired for the Virginia Tech men's basketball team in head coach 's second season. Another top-five win during the nonconference portion of the schedule, finishing third in the ACC to tie the highest finish in school history and making the NCAA Tournament.

Carilion Clinic Fredericksburg.com / Apr 13, 2021

Do you drink alcohol? How often? How many drinks would you say you have a day? A week? A month? Ever binge drink? If you are being quizzed by a doctor while sitting in a sterile room and naked under a gown, would you fudge the answers?

Carilion Clinic Becker's Hospital Review / Apr 12, 2021

The following health systems have made appointments to newly created diversity and equity leadership roles this year: 1. Nwando Anyaoku, MD, was chosen as the inaugural chief health equity officer of Seattle-based Swedish Health Services. 2. Nathaniel Bishop was chosen as the first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic.

Carilion Clinic WFXRtv.com / Apr 12, 2021

(WFXR) - Former Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer recently received the COVID-19 vaccination. In a video released by Carilion Clinic, Beamer shares why he got vaccinated and also encourages others to do the same. For information about the COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC, click here.

Carilion Clinic Roanoke Times / Apr 12, 2021

Do you drink alcohol? How often? How many drinks would you say you have a day? A week? A month? Ever binge drink? If you are being quizzed by a doctor while sitting in a sterile room and naked under a gown, would you fudge the answers?

Carilion Clinic GoDanRiver.com / Apr 10, 2021

Hospital admissions for COVID-19 have been ticking upward this week in the Roanoke Valley and in Virginia, as more younger people fill the beds that were once taken by older folks. Dr. Paul Skolnik, chair of medicine at Carilion Clinic, said admissions for people 61 and older went down in March, but rose for those 60 and younger.