Eric Swensen

Public Information Officer

Eric has been with UVA Health marketing department since 2006, writing for and editing a variety of publications and websites. Before working at UVA, he spent about eight years as a reporter with The Progress-Index in Petersburg, Va., The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va., and the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C. Eric primarily handles corporate communications and major events.

Email | ews3j@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.924.5770

Coverage Areas | corporate communications, major events

Posts by Eric Swensen

September 15, 2025 UVA Health Transplant Center Effort Highlights Living Donation

To help more patients receive lifesaving kidney and liver transplants, the UVA Health Transplant Center is launching a new program today to emphasize the importance of living organ donation.

September 12, 2025 Mitchell Rosner, MD, Named UVA Health CEO

The University of Virginia has appointed Mitchell Rosner, MD, to a three-year term as UVA’s executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer of UVA Health.

September 9, 2025 Teresa L. Edwards to Serve as Interim CEO of UVA Health University Medical Center

A veteran healthcare executive with a long, successful history of overseeing major hospital operations has been appointed interim chief executive officer of UVA Health University Medical Center.

An exterior shot of the Battle Building at UVA Health Children's.

September 9, 2025 Harrisonburg Media Group to Host UVA Health Children’s Radiothon Sept. 10

Harrisonburg Media Group will host the second annual Valley Cares for Kids Radiothon from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, on eight of its radio stations to raise money for UVA Health Children’s.

September 4, 2025 UVA to Test if MRI Can Reveal Undetected Brain Injuries in Soldiers

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to test whether a cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can identify now-undetectable brain injuries in soldiers exposed to blasts.

August 25, 2025 Forbes Ranks UVA Health Among America’s Best Employers for Women

National business publication Forbes has rated UVA Health as the No. 1 employer for women among Virginia health systems and No. 7 among all Virginia employers.

The exterior of the hospital expansion at UVA Health University Medical Center.

August 19, 2025 UVA Health University Medical Center Earns Highest National Trauma Care Honor

UVA Health University Medical Center has earned the highest possible designation for trauma care in the United States.

August 18, 2025 AI, Full Automation Could Expand Artificial Pancreas to More Diabetes Patients

Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems such as the UVA Health-developed artificial pancreas could help more type 1 diabetes patients if the devices become fully automated, according to a new review of the technology.

Ann Kellams holds a yellow folder in a hallway outside patient rooms.

August 14, 2025 UVA Health University Medical Center Earns National, State Breastfeeding Awards

UVA Health University Medical Center has earned national and state awards for supporting breastfeeding parents.

August 7, 2025 UVA Health Expands Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program

UVA Health has expanded its Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program to all of its dialysis centers, ensuring patients facing food insecurity can receive healthy, kidney friendly foods for free.