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South Hill hospital CEO: ‘Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures’

03/27/20 - 12:14 pm

The chief of South Hill’s VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital provided a statement Friday explaining the steps being taken to prepare for an influx of COVID-19 patients at the hospital’s idled Buena Vista Circle facility.

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Dollar General hiring distribution staff

Hospital employee tests positive for COVID-19

Virus detected close to Halifax County

Churches adjust to coronavirus

Assisted living home to shut down in April

Mecklenburg Sun

Schools grapple with forced shutdown; meals sites set up

Most court activities suspended during emergency

Challengers vie for mayor, town council seats

Funny Business At The Forum

Conditions at solar sites draw scrutiny of Mecklenburg supervisors

VCU Health seeks to add COVID-19 beds in South Hill; Mecklenburg caseload rises to 4

The old Community Memorial Healthcenter facility in South Hill, which VCU Health in Richmond is seeking to redeploy to handle a surge in COVID-19 patients.

03/27/20 - 10:01 am

VCU Health System is seeking to reopen its shuttered former hospital facility in South Hill and establish 130 beds there as part of its request to the state for additional licensed bed capacity to handle the anticipated surge of patients due to COVID-19.

Halifax has first case of coronavirus, region sees first death

03/26/20 - 8:28 am Halifax

The coronavirus’ relentless spread across Virginia shows no sign of letting up, with more cases being reported daily in the Southside area — including the first death of an area resident due to the disease.