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January 4, 2023 UVA Health Receives $1.2 Million to Reduce Infections at Long-Term Care Facilities

Together with the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, UVA care providers will create an online resource of best practices for infection control and prevention at nursing homes and similar facilities.

December 22, 2022 PKD Foundation Names UVA Health as Center of Excellence

The foundation is dedicated to battling polycystic kidney disease, a common, life-threatening genetic disorder.

November 17, 2022 Newsweek Honors Monticello Community Surgery Center Among Best U.S. Ambulatory Surgery Centers 

Newsweek has named UVA Health’s Monticello Community Surgery Center to its list of “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2023,” based on recommendations from healthcare professionals and patient outcomes.

November 16, 2022 UVA Health Honored Nationally for Using Technology to Support Quality Patient Care

UVA Health has earned a national “Most Wired” award for its advanced use of technology to bolster high-quality patient care. 

October 25, 2022 UVA Joins U.S. Network Preparing for Infectious Disease Threats

Researchers at the School of Medicine and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute have been selected to help establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network.

September 23, 2022 Newsweek Honors UVA Medical Center Among World’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Three specialties at University of Virginia Medical Center are recognized by Newsweek on the news publication’s 2023 list of World’s Best Specialized Hospitals.

September 19, 2022 UVA Health, Community Pharmacies Partner to Help Appalachia Residents Quit Smoking 

Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation programs, including one based on text messaging. The project ultimately aims to lower the region’s cancer rates, which are among the highest in the country.

September 9, 2022 Forbes Ranks UVA Health Among Best Employers in Virginia

Forbes, a national business publication, has ranked UVA Health No. 11 among the best employers in Virginia in its annual Best Employers By State list. UVA Health is the top Virginia-based health system in the Forbes state-by-state rankings.

September 7, 2022 UVA Health to Expand Job-Training Program With $50,000 From Truist Foundation 

UVA Health has received a $50,000 grant from Truist Foundation to expand its “Earn While You Learn” program, which provides local residents with paid, on-the-job training to jumpstart a healthcare career.

August 9, 2022 Partnership Seeks to Boost Southwest Virginia Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

The Community Health Center of the New River Valley is expanding its partnership with UVA Cancer Center, seeking to boost screening rates to 80% of eligible patients.