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

March 26, 2025 UVA Health Joins National Mobile Care Collaborative

UVA Health is one of five health systems nationwide selected to join a mobile care collaborative to share lessons learned and discover how to enhance the services provided by its mobile care unit.

March 24, 2025 Innovative Hospital Leader Named Inaugural Chief of UVA Health Children’s

UVA Health has named Cindy Bo, MBA, FACHE, a seasoned hospital leader, as the inaugural chief of UVA Health Children’s.

An artist's rendering of the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.

March 20, 2025 UVA Health Joins National Trials Testing Long COVID Treatments

UVA Health has joined nationwide studies examining potential treatments for long COVID.

March 17, 2025 UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, Pharmacy Provide Safe Medication Disposal Tips

With more than 62 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involving medicines, UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center and Pharmacy are sharing the safest approaches to medication storage and disposal.

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

February 13, 2025 4 UVA Health Teams Earn National Patient Experience Awards

Four teams at UVA Health University Medical Center have been honored with national patient experience awards based on top ratings…

February 12, 2025 Discussing Barriers, Concerns Key for Getting Older Adults Vaccinated

A clear endorsement from their healthcare provider and being supplied information about recommended vaccines before their clinic visit spurred more…

Packaging of a THC product designed to look like Skittles candy.

February 5, 2025 UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center Sees Drop in Opioid, THC Edibles Calls

UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center saw a significant drop in opioids cases and a smaller drop in THC edibles cases in 2024 compared with 2023, according to new data from the center.

January 30, 2025 UVA Health Neuroscience, Spine Teams Earn National Award for Quality Care, Research

UVA Health has been honored on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2024 list of 100 health systems with great neuroscience and spine programs.

January 15, 2025 Continuous Glucose Monitor Data Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Complications

Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes, University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology researchers have found.

January 14, 2025 UVA Health Prince William Medical Center Receives $2 Million Donation from the Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation is donating $2 million to support the upgrade and enhancement of UVA Health Prince William Medical Center’s mother-baby unit.