VisionCheck is an event held quarterly by the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce. It allows peers to network and discuss key topics and issues facing the the greater Richmond business community. On December 3rd, the VisionCheck topic was health care. Speakers at the event included: Doug Gray, Executive Director of the VA Association of Health Plans; Keith Hare, Director of Government Affairs, Medical Society of VA; and Paul Speidell, VP of Government Affairs, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.
M.H. West & Co., Inc.’s Health & Human Services Analyst, Erica Cage attended and came away impressed with many of the speakers. She also found it insightful that the speakers focused the dialogue on health care pertaining to Richmond in particular.
M. H. West & Co., Inc. associates Meaghan West and Erica Cage attended the
RICHMOND –Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is expanding its call center to handle questions that Virginians may have about the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. The toll-free number is 1-877-275-8343 and will be answered during state business hours. The department will adjust hours as necessary to accommodate call volume. Virginians also are able to ask questions via e-mail through the VDH home page at
Employment in the Richmond health-care and education sectors is up 10 percent from last year. And that is the highest percentage increase in those categories in the U.S., according to an analysis of mid-year Bureau of Labor of Statistics data by Buffalo Biz Journal Business First.
For the past 113 years, the
M. H. West & Co., Inc.’s CEO, Marilyn West has accepted a position to serve on the President’s Council of UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing).
M. H. West realizes that you are concerned with the recent swine flu events and want to stay up-to-date with accurate information. There are several links on VAPHA’s home page – VDH (including Dr. Remley’s letter to health care providers), CDC (English and Spanish swine flu sites; guidance for clinicians and public health professionals, travel alerts), Mexico’s Secretary of Health and WHO. In addition, VAPHA’s website brings in rss feeds (latest developments) on swine flu from CDC every five minutes.
Modern Healthcare named Crystal Haynes, chief executive officer of Saint Louis University Hospital, Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, and Angela Braly, president and CEO of WellPoint, to the magazine’s national list of the “Top 25 Women in Healthcare” for 2009.