A program at the University of Virginia medical school seeks to cultivate the intangible qualities that make a good physician, reports The Daily Progress.
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Conte is new Carilion general counsel 
Roanoke’s Nick Conte has been named to head the legal team at Carilion Clinic, reports The Roanoke Times.
Read More »Hospitals describe merger plan 
The predominant health care providers in far southwest Virginia are hoping regulators will allow a merger, reports The Roanoke Times.
Read More »Hospice facility opens near Charlottesville 
A 10-bed acute hospice care facility made its public debut Jan. 5, reports The Daily Progress.
Read More »State hospital issues on front burner 
Hospital regulation issues are expected to occupy the Assembly this year, reports the Daily Press.
Read More »Patients happy as hospitals struggle 
Patients’ satisfaction with the care they receive in Virginia hospitals is rising at a time when the financial health of these institutions is said to be declining, reports Virginia Business.
Read More »Region preparing to fight for psychiatric hospital 
Lawmakers and advocates hope to save Catawba Hospital from the budget ax during the upcoming legislative session, reports The Roanoke Times.
Read More »Salem hospital proposes satellite ER 
To address overcrowding at its in-house emergency department, Salem’s Lewis-Gale Medical Center hopes to open a stand-alone ER in the Roanoke Valley, reports The Roanoke Times.
Read More »Writer urges preserving state psychiatric beds 
Virginia should take a second look at a plan to close two state psychiatric hospitals, one advocate writes in The Roanoke Times.
Read More »GOP trio takes aim at state hospital regulation 
Three Assembly Republicans say Virginia should dump its certificate of public necessity law, reports the Daily Press.
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