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Carilion Clinic Selects New Blood Provider

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carilion Clinic, a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, has partnered with The Blood Connection (TBC) for its blood product needs. This agreement is effective Dec. 31, 2023. TBC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community blood center and the primary blood provider for more than 120 hospitals in Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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  • TBC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community blood center and the primary blood provider for more than 120 hospitals in Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
  • "Carilion is excited about our new blood services partnership with The Blood Connection," said Carilion President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Arner.
  • "Local blood donors make the difference in sustaining the community blood supply and preventing blood shortages.
  • We will immediately begin efforts to collect blood products in the community and are seeking blood donors and organizations who are willing to support this partnership and the local blood supply by sponsoring blood drives."

2023 National Certification Champion Award Winners Announced by BCEN

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for nursing specialty certification across the emergency spectrum, today announced the 2023 winners of its annual BCEN National Certification Champion Award. One winner in each category was selected based on their commitment to emergency, trauma, and transport nursing clinical excellence and professionalism through national nursing specialty certification.

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  • OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) , the benchmark for nursing specialty certification across the emergency spectrum, today announced the 2023 winners of its annual BCEN National Certification Champion Award .
  • "The 2023 BCEN National Certification Champions are national models for supporting emergency, trauma and transport nursing excellence by championing their nurses' success," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker.
  • "The 2023 BCEN National Certification Champions are national models for supporting emergency, trauma and transport nursing excellence by championing their nurses' success," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, CPHQ, FABC.
  • "RWJBarnabas Health is honored to be named the BCEN National Certification Champion.

MetiStream and Carilion Clinic Partner to Identify High-Risk Patients for Colon Cancer Using AI and NLP

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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The objective is to proactively target patients who should be screened to significantly impact cancer prevention and improve outcomes.

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  • The objective is to proactively target patients who should be screened to significantly impact cancer prevention and improve outcomes.
  • Carilion Chief of Gastroenterology Dr. Paul Yeaton said, "In this particular project, we're able to identify high-risk patients for colon cancer and ensure they are getting the appropriate and timely screening tests."
  • They initially focused on analyzing care quality and physician performance using AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
  • The cancer risk program will increase Carilion's ability to proactively monitor and conduct outreach to patients where they live to improve cancer prevention.

CARILION CLINIC FOUNDATION AND DELTA DENTAL OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE PEDIATRIC DENTAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM SERVING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Carilion Clinic Foundation and Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation today announced the creation of a new partnership and funding agreement that will expand children’s oral health care services in the region through the development of a pediatric dental residency program at Carilion Clinic.

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  • ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Carilion Clinic Foundation and Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation today announced the creation of a new partnership and funding agreement that will expand children’s oral health care services in the region through the development of a pediatric dental residency program at Carilion Clinic.
  • In addition to investments by Carilion, the Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation is funding a $2 million endowment to provide annual programming support in perpetuity.
  • “The majority of southwest Virginia is considered to have a dental health professional shortage and our regional safety-net clinics are in desperate need of relief and support,” said Frank Lucia, Delta Dental of Virginia president and chief executive officer.
  • The addition of pediatric dental residents will allow the clinic to provide preventative and restorative dental care for thousands of additional children each year.

Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic partner to serve the growing health care sector

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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SALEM, Va., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic announced a new partnership to advance educational opportunities and workforce development for Roanoke College students and Carilion employees. The partnership will mobilize public health resources to serve the populations most in need in the Roanoke Valley.

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  • SALEM, Va., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic announced a new partnership to advance educational opportunities and workforce development for Roanoke College students and Carilion employees.
  • "Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic understand the deep connections between health, wellness, education, employment and the regional economy," said Dr. Shannon Anderson, coordinator of public health studies at Roanoke College.
  • "This expanding partnership between Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic illuminates the power of higher education and professional health care to support critical community needs through meaningful work," said Roanoke College President Michael C. Maxey, who is retiring in July.
  • I am excited to witness the ways Roanoke College and Carilion will carry out this partnership to launch productive careers and serve the growing healthcare sector."

Carilion Clinic Partners with TytoCare to Expand Telehealth Offerings with Remote Physical Examinations

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  TytoCare, the global healthcare industry's first all-in-one modular device and examination solution for AI-powered, remote medical exams, is partnering with Carilion Clinic, a not-for-profit healthcare organization based in Roanoke, Virginia. The integration of TytoCare into Carilion's current virtual care offerings enhances the health system's ability to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during virtual visits.

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  • The integration of TytoCare into Carilion's current virtual care offerings enhances the health system's ability to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during virtual visits.
  • Rural communities comprise two-thirds of areas suffering from a shortage of primary care physicians in the United States.
  • Carilion provides quality care for nearly one million Virginians, many in rural communities, and through its partnership with TytoCare, Carilion will expand primary care access for its patients.
  • TytoCare is a telehealth company using AI to transform primary care by putting health in the hands of consumers.

Mytonomy Raises $25 Million Series B Funding to Transform Patient Engagement: Level Equity leads Mytonomy's Series B raise taking a minority stake to support hyper-growth

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Monday, July 12, 2021
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Based in New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, Level Equity is a growth equity firm focused on providing capital to rapidly growing software and internet companies.

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  • Based in New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, Level Equity is a growth equity firm focused on providing capital to rapidly growing software and internet companies.
  • "Mytonomy has been growing 100% year over year, replacing outdated incumbent solutions that have for years disregarded investment in their products," Levin continued.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Level Equity on the next phase of Mytonomy's growth," said Anjali Kataria, CEO, and Co-founder.
  • Series A investors including Philips and innovative healthcare systems such as Carilion Clinic also participated in the Series B.