Updated 1:20 p.m. -- UVA Health says its medical centers in our region are affected by the global CrowdStrike computer outage. The firm operates hospitals in Manassas, Haymarket, and Culpeper.
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UVA Health Prince William Medical Center is gearing up to celebrate a significant milestone: its 60th anniversary on June 22, 2024. This commemoration marks six decades of unwavering dedication to providing healthcare services to the Prince William County community.Â
Debbie Fleischer, hospital spokeswoman, shared the hospital’s history and statements from employees in an email. The hospital's journey began in 1959, when Claude McLain, a dairy manager, proposed the idea of a hospital during a Manassas Kiwanis Club meeting. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in October 1962 for the 16-acre site donated by the town of Manassas. W. Caton Merchant Jr., the driving force behind the hospital's development, led fundraising efforts, surpassing the initial $750,000 goal by raising $832,000 from 2,000 donors and securing additional federal grants of over $790,000.
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Once a free-standing emergency department in 2014, Haymarket Medical Center marks 10 years today, March 25, 2024.
UVA Health took over the hospital in 2021 in a deal that also netted Prince William Medical Center in Manassas and Culpeper Medical Center from North Carolina-based Novant Health. UVA Health partnered with Novant in 2016 to manage the hospitals.
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UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas, home of the county’s only NICU, is now participating in UVA Health’s telemedicine program with UVA Health Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville.
Dr. Karen Fairchild, a neonatologist at UVA Children’s, highlighted the advantages of technology in overcoming the two-hour geographic gap between the two hospitals. Instead of introducing and discussing complex medical cases over the phone, providers can access medical reports online instantly and use video calls to explore treatment further, Fairchild said during an online press conference on Friday, March 1, 2024.
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UVA Health Prince William Medical Center: “Michelle Strider, RN, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, has been named Chief Nursing Officer of UVA Community Health. Michelle has served as interim Chief Nursing Officer since July 2023, after the unexpected passing of previous Chief Nursing Officer, Barbara Hocking.”
“As Chief Nursing Officer of UVA Community Health, Strider will lead clinical strategy for nursing operations across UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center, UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center, and UVA Health Prince William Medical Center. She will be accountable for the delivery of high quality, safe patient care, consistent with the UVA Health mission, vision, values, and the UVA Health 10-year strategic plan and will support the hospitals’ interdisciplinary teams and operations throughout Culpeper and Northern Virginia.”
“Stepping into the interim Chief Nursing Officer role while concurrently serving as our Chief Quality Officer, Michelle demonstrated her strengths as a true nurse leader. She has led UVA Community Health nursing teams with empathy, presence and purpose while never wavering in her dedication to quality care for our patients and developing a culture that will draw and retain nurses in our workforce,” said Erik Shannon, Chief Executive Officer of UVA Community Health. “I speak on behalf of the entire UVA Community Health leadership team in congratulating Michelle on her new role.”
Police said a woman stole an ambulance from UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.
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