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Southwest Virginia Healthcare Workforce Partnership Awards Scholarships to Future Healthcare Professionals

Southwest Virginia Healthcare Workforce Partnership Awards Scholarships to Future Healthcare Professionals

by Meghan Copenhaver | Jul 2, 2026 | Healthcare Education Initiatives

Three students pursuing careers in healthcare are one step closer to achieving their goals thanks to scholarships awarded through the Southwest Virginia Healthcare Workforce Partnership. With generous support from Claude Moore Opportunities and the Wellspring...
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Regional Simulation Lab

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Regional Simulation Lab

by Meghan Copenhaver | Mar 26, 2026 | Healthcare Education Initiatives, Press Releases

The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 to celebrate the opening of its new Regional Simulation Lab, a state-of-the-art training space designed to support healthcare education and workforce development across the region....
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center launches lifelike simulation lab for students

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center launches lifelike simulation lab for students

by Meghan Copenhaver | Mar 16, 2026 | Healthcare Education Initiatives

Article courtesy of WCYB. ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — The patients may not be real, but they’re as life-like as possible. We can change their heart rate, their respiratory rate, we can change their heart, lung, and bowel sounds, they act like real people in a...
Regional Simulation Lab Nears Completion, Ribbon Cutting Set for March 26

Regional Simulation Lab Nears Completion, Ribbon Cutting Set for March 26

by Meghan Copenhaver | Dec 16, 2025 | Healthcare Education Initiatives

Construction on the Center’s new Regional Simulation Lab is nearly complete, marking a major step forward for hands-on workforce training in the region. Designed to closely replicate real-world healthcare environments, the lab will provide students and professionals...
Southwest Virginia Healthcare Leaders Convene to Strengthen Regional Workforce

Southwest Virginia Healthcare Leaders Convene to Strengthen Regional Workforce

by Meghan Copenhaver | Oct 17, 2025 | Healthcare Education Initiatives

Leaders from colleges, healthcare organizations, and workforce development agencies across Southwest Virginia gathered last week at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center for an interactive partnership meeting aimed at strengthening the region’s healthcare...
Cardinal News: We don’t need to leave to lead in rural Virginia

Cardinal News: We don’t need to leave to lead in rural Virginia

by Meghan Copenhaver | Sep 16, 2025 | Healthcare Education Initiatives, News

Article courtesy of Cardinal News According to the 2023 data from the Rural Health Information Hub, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), many counties across Southwest Virginia report having one or even zero nurse anesthetists per 10,000...
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