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Carilion Clinic’s new digital health tools offer easy access for patients
Read full article: Carilion Clinic’s new digital health tools offer easy access for patientsCarilion Clinic is expanding convenient care options, rolling out two new digital tools to make access to healthcare available when and where patients need it.
New College Institute providing free summer camp for children to explore health care careers
Read full article: New College Institute providing free summer camp for children to explore health care careersNew College Institute is providing a free summer camp for children to explore health care careers.
Centra to honor health care heroes with parades and fun activities during National Hospital Week
Read full article: Centra to honor health care heroes with parades and fun activities during National Hospital WeekCentra honoring health care workers with parades and fun activities as a part of Hospital Week.
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We werent expecting this': Bradley Free Clinic balances unprecedented demand with lack of funding
Read full article: We werent expecting this': Bradley Free Clinic balances unprecedented demand with lack of fundingI needed special help, special attention or I wouldnt be able to make it, said Long, whos a patient at the Bradley Free Clinic. Thats when Long found the Bradley Free Clinic in Roanoke. We werent expecting this, said Janine Underwood, executive director of the Bradley Free Clinic. Were seeing a large group of people that had previously always been insured and now no longer are insured, said Carolyn Williams, family nurse practitioner at Bradley Free Clinic. The Star City Strong Recovery Fund Task Force is recommending millions of dollars of COVID-19 relief in Roanoke go towards mental health and nonprofits, which would benefit the Bradley Free Clinic.
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‘It’s a completely safe environment’: Carilion family physicians welcome back patients
Read full article: ‘It’s a completely safe environment’: Carilion family physicians welcome back patientsVINTON, Va. – As businesses reopen and more people head out, health care providers are taking extra precautions to keep you safe at the doctor’s office. Patients check in via phone from the parking lot, go through coronavirus screening and are directed to a specific entrance. “It's a completely safe environment for patients to feel comfortable about coming back in to,” said Kim Roe, vice president of family and community medicine for Carilion. “We want to take this opportunity during the summertime to get as many patients in as we can,” Roe said. But it is really safe,” Rhea said.