Health And Fitness

VGH Home Health Agency sponsors Third Annual 'Angel Tree'

"You have two hands. One to help yourself, and the second to help others." Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency has announced that for the third year, they will again be hosting an &...

Advice for handling holiday stress

The upcoming season is notorious for being the most wonderful time of the year. However, remember that this is not true for all of us, as stress can take away the joy of the season. There are many eve...

Breast Cancer Survivors meeting Dec. 12

By Janet Woodhouse Breast Cancer Survivors will meet for their annual holiday party Monday, December 12 at 5:30 in the dining room of Windsor Manor. Bring a snack to share and a wrapped gift with a...

Don't Make This the Season of Impaired Driving

By Jeffrey Meyers December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month For many people, the holiday season marks their favorite time of year. Holidays mean more time with family and friends, a...

Politics may not be the only thing spoiling appetites this Thanksgiving

By Virginia Gay Hospital Next week, thousands of homes will fill with the delicious aromas of Thanksgiving dinner. Melissa Smith, RN, BSN, Director of Home and Public Health at Virginia Gay Hospita...

Virginia Gay Hospital partners to Celebrate National Rural Health Day

Virginia Gay Hospital, Clinics, Home Health, Nursing & Rehab is joining the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state/national rural stakeholders in ...

2016 December Words on Wellness (WOW) newsletter

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Healthy Gifts from the Heart Giving gifts of homemade cookies, cakes, and candies is a happy holiday tradition. But for many people, the gift of a pl...

2016 Tree Walk: VGH employees honor late father with Cubs-theme tree

This Chicago Cubs-themed Tree in the VGH Tree Walk is a tribute to the late Jaron Sweet, a lifelong Cubs fan who died in 2013. Along the rows of head-turning Christmas trees, wreaths...

Blood Drive VGH 1-5:30 p.m.

LifeServe Blood Center is sending its generous blood donors a special message this November: thanks for giving! Each lifesaving gift made at a LifeServe Blood Center blood drive can go on to save t...

VGH plans switch to EPIC Nov. 5; some delays expected

From Virginia Gay Hospital Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics is switching systems effective at midnight on November 5th, (Friday night) which may in turn cause some delays as we transition to EPIC fr...