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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Recognizing Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Events, General, Press Release, Services / January 7, 2020

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will be recognizing the month of January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. All throughout the month, patients are encouraged to wear teal to their appointments since teal is the official color of cervical cancer awareness. On Friday, January 17, 2020, SVCHS is dedicating the day to cervical cancer awareness. Patients …

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All SVCHS Sites Closed Christmas Day and News Years Day

Events, General / December 23, 2019

All Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will be closed on Wednesday December 25, 2019, to celebrate the Christmas holiday with our family and friends. We will open back up on Thursday, December 26, 2019 with our normal hours at each site. All sites will also be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 to celebrate the New …

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Celebrate One Year of New Facility

General, Press Release / December 3, 2019

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS)’s Tazewell Community Health’s new, state-of-the art, $3.2 million facility just celebrated its one year anniversary of opening. SVCHS officially opened the new facility on Thursday, October 25, 2018 and began seeing patients on November 5, 2018. Ground was broken on the facility a little over a year ago after …

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All Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Locations Closed for Thanksgiving Day

Events, General / November 27, 2019

All Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2019, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with our family and friends. We will open back up on Friday, November 29, 2019 with our normal hours at each site. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Dinner Tips

Ask an Expert, General, Services / November 27, 2019

We’ve all heard that the turkey you eat on Thanksgiving Day is what makes you sleepy after the big meal because it contains the amino acid Tryptophan. Tryptophan is found in turkey and it can eventually convert to serotonin (a sleep hormone), but it does not act alone. It is actually the combo of Tryptophan …

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Welcomes New Medical Provider

General, New Provider, Press Release / November 25, 2019

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) welcomes new medical provider, Edgar Camargo, MD, to the Saltville Medical Center to serve as a Primary Care Physician. Dr. Camargo comes to SVCHS with a vast background of experiences to share with his patients. He attended medical school at State University of New York College of Medicine at …

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