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Riverside Health System Honored by Virginia School Boards Association with 2019 Business Honor Roll Award
Newport News School Board recognized Riverside as “An Outstanding Partner in Education” for exemplary support of public school students and staff
(Press Release, 8/15/2019)
Riverside Recognized by Forbes, Named Among Best Employers in Virginia
Riverside, certified by the Great Place to Work organization since 2017, has developed a reputation as a vibrant career destination.
(Press Release, 8/15/2019)
New Poll Commissioned by VHHA Show Virginians Continue to Support Medicaid Expansion and Hold Positive Views of Hospitals
Statewide Survey Conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Finds Virginia Hospital Approval Exceeds 80 Percent, 71 Percent Support Medicaid Expansion
(Press Release, 8/12/2019)
More than Fly Fishing
Reel Recovery cancer retreats foster passion for outdoors, sport and friendship
(Press Release, 8/9/2019)
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Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital Completes New Construction
(Press Release, 7/30/2019)

Meg Lemley, Ph.D. Returns to Patriots Colony At Williamsburg as Executive Director
(Press Release, 7/26/2019)

Riverside Health System Middle Peninsula Practices and Hospital Honored in 2019 “Best of Virginia” Reader Survey by Virginia Living Magazine
(Press Release, 7/17/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg First in Virginia to Earn Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation
(Press Release, 7/11/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg Awards Scholarships to Local High School Students
(Press Release, 7/2/2019)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Again Receives Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
(Press Release, 6/20/2019)

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital Expands Hours for 3D Mammography
(Press Release, 6/19/2019)

Riverside Health System Receives Supply Chain Excellence Award from Premier Inc.
(Press Release, 6/19/2019)

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Names Cindy Jenkins Volunteer Coordinator
(Press Release, 6/18/2019)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Offering Latest in Stroke Prevention with WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
(Press Release, 6/13/2019)

Riverside Health System Graduates 2019 Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Transitional, Pharmacy and Chaplain Residents
(Press Release, 6/9/2019)

New Bay Transit Bus Shelter Opens at Riverside Tappahannock Hospital
(Press Release, 6/5/2019)

Teenager Builds and Donates Gazebo to the Shirley Spain Healing Garden at the Riverside Cancer Center on the Middle Peninsula
(Press Release, 6/4/2019)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Recognizes Team Member For 55 Years of Service
(Press Release, 6/2/2019)

Riverside Honored with GHXcellence Award for U.S. Healthcare Provider of the Year – Small to Medium
(Press Release, 5/30/2019)

Riverside to Host Free Community Discussion on Cataract Treatment
(Press Release, 5/28/2019)

Rance Bryant Named Director of Riverside Wellness and Fitness Centers in Gloucester and Newport News
(Press Release, 5/28/2019)

Crystal Calvert Named Administrator at Riverside Convalescent Center – West Point
(Press Release, 5/21/2019)

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital Collaborates with VCU Massey Cancer Center to Enhance Cancer Care in the Region
(Press Release, 5/14/2019)

Riverside Health System Chairman Alan S. Witt Receives 2019 Excellence in Governance Award
(Press Release, 5/13/2019)

Stroke Support Group Welcoming New Survivors and Caregivers
(Press Release, 5/13/2019)

Riverside to Host Free Community Discussions on Stroke Prevention and Treatment
(Press Release, 5/6/2019)

Riverside’s Rural Summer Immersion Program Now Accepting Applications from Health Care Students Across the Region
(Press Release, 5/6/2019)

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital Names Liz Martin Administrator
(Press Release, 5/1/2019)

RSMH Auxiliary Invests in Technology to Improve Birthing Experience
(Press Release, 5/1/2019)

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital to Host Blood Drive Monday, May 6, 2019
(Press Release, 4/30/2019)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
(Press Release, 4/23/2019)

Pam Doshier of The Orchard Earns 2019 National Leadership Award
(Press Release, 4/22/2019)

Riverside Health System Names Gregg Shivers, MD, Service Line Chief for Lifelong Health Division
(Press Release, 4/18/2019)

Riverside Health System Further Expands Military Caregiver Support Program Across Virginia
(Press Release, 4/16/2019)

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital Awards Cookie Elliott Volunteer Champion of the Year
(Press Release, 4/15/2019)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Again Earns Four Stars from Medicare
(Press Release, 4/9/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg Celebrates Volunteers’ 31,000 Hours of Support
(Press Release, 4/9/2019)

Memory Café Program Expansion Featured in WYDaily
(Press Release, 4/8/2019)

Riverside Health System President and CEO William B. “Bill” Downey Named Among 50 Most Influential Virginians
(Press Release, 4/1/2019)

Riverside Celebrates Renovation and Expansion of Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester
(Press Release, 1/24/2019)

Riverside Health System Publishes 2018 Cancer Care Annual Report
(Press Release, 1/24/2019)

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg Earns Top Spot in Patient Satisfaction Survey
(Press Release, 1/11/2019)

Riverside Facilities Earn “Best Nursing Home” Ratings from U.S. News & World Report
(Press Release, 1/10/2019)

“The Doctor is In” Speaker Series Returns to Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg
(Press Release, 1/10/2019)

Riverside Orthopedic Surgeon to Present “Prevention and Treatment of Rotator Cuff Injuries” to Williamsburg Community Thursday, Dec. 6
(Press Release, 11/29/2018)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Funds Nursing Scholarships
(Press Release, 11/19/2018)

Optima Health and Riverside Health System Increase Access to Health Care on the Eastern Shore, Peninsula and Isle of Wight
(Press Release, 11/19/2018)

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Honors Riverside with 2018 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award
(Press Release, 11/13/2018)

Index AR Solutions Partners with Riverside Health System on Augmented Reality Apps to Keep Patients Safe and Health Care Workers More Efficient
(Press Release, 11/13/2018)

Daily Press Series Highlights Oral History of Veterans at Patriots Colony At Williamsburg
(Press Release, 11/12/2018)

Riverside Health System Named Most Wired for Fourteen Consecutive Years
(Press Release, 11/8/2018)

Korea and Vietnam War Veterans Honored for Valor at Patriots Colony At Williamsburg
(Press Release, 11/7/2018)

Melanoma Survivor Encourages Skin Check for Cancer
(Press Release, 10/22/2018)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Sustains Highest Level of Stroke Care
(Press Release, 10/22/2018)

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital earns Pathways to Excellence designation
(Press Release, 10/18/2018)

Riverside Health System Awarded $1 Million Federal Grant to Enhance Dementia Care Throughout the Region for Patients and Caregivers
(Press Release, 10/10/2018)

Riverside Health System to Host Three Peninsula Job Fairs in October
(Press Release, 10/5/2018)

Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital Construction Hits Milestone Stage with Beam Raising
(Press Release, 9/27/2018)

Riverside to Provide Athletic Team Support for Williamsburg-James City County Middle Schools
(Press Release, 9/24/2018)

Riverside Shore Wins National Patient Experience Excellence Award
(Press Release, 9/21/2018)

Riverside to Host Free Flu Shot Clinics Throughout the Region
(Press Release, 9/21/2018)

Frank Lang Named Director of Food Services for Warwick Forest Retirement Community
(Press Release, 9/21/2018)

Megan Merritt Named Administrator for Riverside Healthy Living Community-Smithfield
(Press Release, 9/13/2018)

Riverside Pavilion Moves in Patients as Scheduled
(Press Release, 9/11/2018)

Riverside Health System to Offer Free Prostate Screenings in Gloucester and Newport News in September
(Press Release, 9/6/2018)

The Orchard to Host Free Lecture on Living with Parkinson's Disease - Healthy Aging Lecture
(Press Release, 8/31/2018)

Riverside Pavilion Expansion Readies for Patients
(Press Release, 8/30/2018)

Riverside Nurses Receive “40 Under 40” Awards from Virginia Nurses Association
(Press Release, 8/29/2018)

Riverside conducts exercise to practice response to an active shooter scenario
(Press Release, 8/29/2018)

Warwick Forest Retirement Community in Newport News Voted Top Retirement Community in 2018 Coastal Virginia Magazine ‘Best Of Readers’ Choice Awards’
(Press Release, 8/24/2018)