Health and Medicine
Over 100 medical professionals all across the commonwealth are pushing for lawmakers to form a committee that would lower the cost of prescription medication, WFIR’s Alex Torres has details:
Late last month RAM House announced it had found a new home through a generous donation from the Jain Family. Now RAM is running a capital campaign to make the building move in ready and add new services. WFIR Denise Allen Membreno has more.
The RAM House has reached the halfway mark to its goal of more than 4-million dollars. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the capital campaign will expand services and renovate the Ministries’ new home.
G Marrano photos
The newest edition to the growing number of Automated External Defibrillators – AED’s – in Roanoke City public spaces was unveiled this morning at the Mill Mountain Star. The Mill Mountain “De-Fib” will be installed outside the restroom shelter near the star. There are other new AED’s in Wasena, Smith, and Elmwood Parks, and at River’s Edge North. Richard Shok owns the AED Team company that distributes these user-friendly devices, which can help revive someone in cardiac arrest:
The Roanoke-based Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation has just announced its latest donation targeted for 10 non-profit clinics statewide that provide free or low-cost oral healthcare. Four local agencies that will share part of the $622,000 grant took part in a “big check” ceremony today at Bradley Free Clinic. New Horizons Healthcare is one of the other local grant recipients; besides New Horizons and the Bradley Clinic, the Rescue Mission of Roanoke and CHIP will also receive grant funding from Delta Dental. VCU dental students who now do a residency at Bradley Free Clinic will now spend time at these other locations, due in part to the new funding. New Horizons Healthcare CEO Jonathan Stewart on their goal:
The Suicide Prevention Council of Roanoke Valley and Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare are hosting their annual Youth Mental Health Awareness Month starting tomorrow, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
The Sunshine State has taken the top spot from Virginia in a study about the “Best States to Retire.” WFIR’s Ian Price has more.
The Morgan Dana Harrington Scholarship Fund – named for the slain Virginia Tech student who went missing after a 2009 concert in Charlottesville – has raised more than $500,000 since its inception 14 years ago. Some of that total came from the annual “Docs for Morgan” basketball game that pits Carilion Clinic physicians and residents against Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students. There is no charge to attend “Docs for Morgan,” on Wednesday at 7pm, in the Patrick Henry High School gym, although donations will be accepted on site. All involved say they are very spirited, competitive games. First-year student Paul Griffin was the recipient of this year’s Harrington Scholarship – and he will play in the game next Wednesday:
Services newly added to the portfolio of one provider are helping to keep differently abled individuals in our community, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
Seniors are being taken care of this Winter thanks to a souped up food drive by a local non-profit, WFIR’s Alex Torres reports:
Carilion photos
The outpatient surgery wing at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital has gone from 4 to 8 operating rooms after a ribbon cutting today. Dr. Joseph Moskal is a senior Vice President for Carilion Clinic; he says Roanoke’s aging population in part led to the need for the outpatient surgery expansion at Carilion Community. Moskal also says it means additional learning opportunities for nursing students at Radford University Carilion – who are located in the same downtown building.