Events

Free Health Fair at Tazewell Community Health Center

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems in partnership with James H. Quillen College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University at Tazewell Community Health Center on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 and Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in celebration of National Health Center Week. Free services include complete history and physical by […]

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Celebrate Their Nurses

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems are celebrating their nursing staff this week during National Nurses Week. National Nurses Week is a time for everyone to recognize the vast contributions and positive impact of America’s 4 million nurses. Each year, the celebration ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Clinical Director, Jill Talbert, BSN, RN, said,

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Promote National Nutrition Month

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) will be promoting National Nutrition Month during March to encourage patients to make informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits. National Nutrition Month was initiated in 1973 as National Nutrition Week, and it became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing interest in

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Going Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

 Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will be recognizing the month of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to help incite awareness of colon cancer, a disease that can be prevented through screening One in 20 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer, and it is the second leading cause of overall cancer deaths in the

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Recognizing Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will be recognizing the month of January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  All throughout the month, patients are encouraged to wear teal to their appointments since teal is the official color of cervical cancer awareness.  On Friday, January 17, 2020, SVCHS is dedicating the day to cervical cancer awareness. Patients

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