March 12, 2020 Dear Community Members, I am writing to share some important information about the COVID-19, which is also known as a coronavirus. To date, there have been more than 125,000 confirmed case worldwide, including 987 here in the United States with 38 confirmed deaths, as of March 11, 2020. As of March 12, …
A message from Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems’ CEO Bryan Haynes Read More »
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 take standard precautions for infection …
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems’ Dietitian-Approved Recipe of the Month is Berries and Spinach Smoothie. If you have any medical nutrition therapy needs, please ask your provider for a Nutrition Referral to the SVCHS Registered Dietitian, Caitlin Davis.
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, SVCHS has established the Tom …
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Hires Registered Dietitian Read More »
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 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 …
