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

June 10, 2025 Top Psychology of Spirituality Investigator Named Research Director of UVA’s Division of Perceptual Studies

Julie Exline, PhD, a national leader in researching spiritual struggles and explanations for extraordinary human experiences, has been named research director of the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies. She will begin July 1.

June 9, 2025 Interactive Artificial Pancreas Better Controls Type 1 Diabetes Using Digital Twins, Study Finds

New technology that allows a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas system to adapt to users’ changing bodies – and lets users test changes to how the system operates – improved control of their type 1 diabetes, a study has found.

Portrait of Dacre Knight and Ina Stephens

June 4, 2025 UVA Health Launching Comprehensive, National Program for Connective Tissue Disorders

UVA Health is opening a national program specializing in comprehensive care for Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and other hypermobility disorders, a difficult-to-diagnose collection of connective tissue disorders that cause pain and medical issues throughout the body.

June 3, 2025 Tool for Protecting Soldiers’ Brain Health Earns $3.2 Million Grant

A team led by University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher James Stone, MD, PhD, has received $3.2 million from the federal Department of Defense to enhance a critical tool for protecting the brain health of military personnel.

Aerial view of hospital and other UVA Health buildings.

May 22, 2025 UVA Health University Medical Center Named to Newsweek’s ‘America’s Best Maternity Hospitals’ List

Newsweek has honored UVA Health University Medical Center on its list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals for its high-quality care of mothers and newborns.

May 21, 2025 UVA Health University Medical Center Expands MRI Suite

To improve the patient experience and access to care, UVA Health University Medical Center has opened an expanded magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite that will better accommodate the thousands of patients receiving these scans annually.

May 20, 2025 UVA Health University Medical Center Earns Nation’s Highest Nursing Honor

UVA Health University Medical Center has again earned Magnet® recognition — the highest national honor for nursing practice — from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for delivering high-quality, collaborative and innovative care.

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

May 20, 2025 Charlottesville Media Group Hosts UVA Health Children’s Radiothon

Charlottesville Radio Group will host the Cares for Kids Radiothon May 21 and 22 on five of its radio stations to raise money for UVA Health Children’s and support the leading-edge care the hospital provides to young patients.

May 15, 2025 Experienced Healthcare Finance Leader Named UVA Health’s Chief Financial Officer

UVA Health has named Stephanie Schnittger, a longtime healthcare finance leader at health systems across the mid-Atlantic, as UVA Health’s chief financial officer.

April 30, 2025 UVA Health Children’s to Host Teddy Bear Clinic, Health Fair Saturday

To help kids feel more comfortable visiting the doctor’s office and the hospital, UVA Health Children’s will host a free teddy bear clinic and health education fair for families Saturday.