Emily Schabacker

Patrick County had been without a hospital since 2017. Braden Health bought the property at auction in late 2024 and spent a year and $15 million renovating and refitting it.

A two-year data lag means recent diagnoses were excluded from the investigation, leaving families frustrated. State officials will host a town hall meeting Thursday evening to discuss the results.

Research has found that life expectancies can decline for more than a decade in communities hit by severe flooding. A new study seeks to explore why that happens.

This was the fifth attempt by the General Assembly to create such a board.

Leaders said hosting the conference in Southwest Virginia reflects the region's growing presence in scientific research.

Buchanan General Hospital's tuition assistance program is designed to recruit clinicians to work in its rural community. The hospital declined to disclose information about other program recipients or its conflict of interest policy.

Virginia Tech graduate students created the platform to help Spanish-speaking patients navigate dental appointments at the Bradley Free Clinic in Roanoke.

The Joint Commission on Health Care will need to vote on a plan to close Hiram Davis Medical Center by the end of July in order to meet a deadline set by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health.

The outbreak lasted nearly three months and resulted in four hospitalizations, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

All types of healthcare professionals are needed to provide vision, dental and medical care.