Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems is celebrating National Health Center Week (NHCW) by hosting a blood drive with Marsh Regional Blood Center on Monday, August 9, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The blood mobile will be set up in the parking lot of the Saltville 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 […]
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, […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) has opened a new, fully functional pharmacy, Bristol Community Health Center (BCHC) Pharmacy in Bristol Community Health Center (formerly known as Twin City Medical Center). As part of SVCHS, the pharmacist and staff at BCHC Pharmacy work together with your existing healthcare team to […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems’ Merrihue Diabetes Education Center has achieved the significant milestone of accreditation by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). Accreditation represents a high level of quality and service to the community, and the ability to better meet the needs of Medicare recipients and […]
The COVID-19 is an infectious disease that is caused by a new coronavirus introduced to humans for the first time. The spread of this infectious disease is through through the droplets produced when an infected person speaks, coughs or sneezes. Please take time to read this article from CDC and […]
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) welcomes Registered Dietitian, Caitlin Davis. SVCHS is grateful to be the recipient of a gift from the late Tom Merrihue. Mr. Merrihue had a great concern for the health and wellbeing of the residents of Meadowview and surrounding communities. In honor of his gift, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
