Virginia Rural Health Association at Virginia Tech

https://pilotonline.com/inside-business/news/health-care/article_73f352cc-3ac2-11e9-81b8-17f31bc7238b.html

Three Hampton Roads hospitals have negative operating margins As hospitals across Virginia struggle with financial health, three Hampton Roads locations posted negative operating margins — meaning expenses overtook revenues — in 2017, according to new data from Virginia

Tonight's meeting will be taking place in McBryde 210 from 7-8pm! It will now be a shorter meeting so that our new officer team can introduce themselves, and so that we can tell you all a little bit more about the club. Hope to see everyone there!

Our first meeting of the semester will be this Wednesday, January 30! It will most likely be held in Wallace 234, but stay tuned for room confirmation. We'll talk a little about what VRHA is, and then we'll watch "Remote Area Medical"- a documentary about a RAM clinic in Bristol, TN. Hope to see you all there!

https://news.vcu.edu/article/New_powerful_opioid_could_be_a_problem_in_emergency_departments?utm_source=VCUNewsNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VCUNewsNewsletter&utm_content=news.vcu.edu%2Farticle%2FNew_powerful_opioid_could_be_a_problem_in_emergency_departments

New and powerful opioid ‘could be a problem in emergency departments,’ VCU expert says Dsuvia, an FDA-approved opioid 5 to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl, should be administered with extreme caution, according to Kirk Cumpston, an associate professor of emergency medicine.

We are ready for the REVIVE! Opioid Reversal Trainings on 11/14 at 6:30 pm!

Please follow this link to sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JYCY6PQ