Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS)’s Tazewell Community Health’s new, state-of-the art, $3.2 million facility just celebrated its one year anniversary of opening. SVCHS officially opened the new facility on Thursday, October 25, 2018 and began seeing patients on November 5, 2018. Ground was broken on the facility a little […]
All Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2019, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with our family and friends. We will open back up on Friday, November 29, 2019 with our normal hours at each site. Happy Thanksgiving!
We’ve all heard that the turkey you eat on Thanksgiving Day is what makes you sleepy after the big meal because it contains the amino acid Tryptophan. Tryptophan is found in turkey and it can eventually convert to serotonin (a sleep hormone), but it does not act alone. It is […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) welcomes new medical provider, Edgar Camargo, MD, to the Saltville Medical Center to serve as a Primary Care Physician. Dr. Camargo comes to SVCHS with a vast background of experiences to share with his patients. He attended medical school at State University of New […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) hosted a school supply drive to benefit local schools in their respective site’s service area. SVCHS has four locations, plus administrative offices and the T.K McKee building, which is home to New Day Recovery, Billing, and Southwest Virginia Regional Dental Center. Each of the […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) is encouraging everyone to get their flu vaccination this year to protect against this virus and help prevent the spread of the seasonal flu to others. Clinical Director, Jill Talbert, RN, said, “We have already seen a few confirmed cases of the flu at […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) is going pink during the month of October for breast cancer awareness. All throughout the month, patients are encouraged to wear pink to their visits since pink is the official color of breast cancer awareness. On Friday, October 18, 2019, SVCHS will be celebrating […]
More than 23 million Americans are in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs and are living proof that recovery is real and that it benefits themselves, their families and communities. This observance is held every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Health Care and Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) welcomes William Wear, MD, FAAP to Tazewell Community Health Center to serve as the Pediatrician. Dr. Wear comes to SVCHS with a vast background of experiences to share with his patients. He attended medical school at the University of South Alabama College Of Medicine […]
