Health and Medicine
More details on a major grant first reported here last week, for a program that brings clinical and community resources together – and involves fresh vegetables. WFIR’s Gene Marrano with that story:
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A Community Health Assessment survey has revealed where people feel they need more services – providing what one Carilion Clinic manager calls “big broad buckets for next 3 years,” and an action to improve health and well-being in the Roanoke Valley. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
The holidays can be a stressful time especially when those we care about have different political views. A Virginia Tech professor says active listening is the key. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has reports.
Many are heading into the holiday season with a mix of excitement and anxiety. Excited to see loved ones but anxious about the possibility of difficult conversations. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
Now is the time to get or change your insurance plan through Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us 9 out of 10 customers are eligible for financial assistance.
Open enrollment is going on at Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us this is the only place for Virginians to get financial assistance for health insurance.
Crystal Spring Tower. Mike Morgan photos.
As construction continues on the Carilion Crystal Spring Tower, a tour was offered today to media members. The expansion is really an upgrade as the bed count overall doesn’t increase. But ER Senior Director Wrenn Brendel tells us she gets to keep the former ER area as well as the new one at the tower – so it is an expansion for the E-R.
Hear much more about the Carilion Crystal Spring Tower expansion during the Roanoke Valley’s Morning News from 6 to 9 am tomorrow morning.
One of the more recent hires at Carilion Children’s Tanglewood is a bit furry, likes to wag his tale and is very obedient. “Wali” (Wally) is a facility dog – think service dog but for a whole building – and the black lab has made his media debut. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
A new exhibit and workshop at Art on First in downtown Roanoke is leaning into the healing power of art. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on The Other Side: Expressions of a Trauma Survivor, a solo exhibition by Mackenzie Rose.
A domestic violence survivor has turned a near death experience into works of art she hopes will help others heal. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on Mackenzie Rose’s story.
Carilion Taubman Cancer Center rendering
Carilion Clinic broke ground today on the new, 7-story, 257,000 square foot Carilion Taubman Cancer Center, which it hopes to have open by 2027. It would replace and upgrade a 41-year-old cancer treatment facility on South Jefferson Street.
Carilion has raised $74 million towards the $100 million for the new cancer center on the Virginia Tech-Carilion Riverside campus. It will be named for Nicholas and Jenny Taubman, who contributed 25 million towards the project. Carilion CEO Emeritus Nancy Howell Agee:
Health experts say now is the time to get vaccinated. Flu, Covid and RSV vaccines are available. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
The State Epidemiologist says now is the time to protect yourself from seasonal illnesses. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us flu and covid cases may be low now but health officials expect those numbers to rise as temperatures lower.