Category: covid19

Arlington’s drive-through coronavirus testing site is back in business after a brief hiatus. The testing site, across from Washington-Liberty High School, closed around the end of June but reopened on Tuesday. Quest Diagnostics is now partnering with the county to conduct the testing, taking over from Virginia Hospital Center.

 The rate of new COVID-19 infections in Arlington continues to drop. Dr. Mike Silverman, Chairman of VHC’s Emergency Department, was quoted in a recent article by ARLnow.com. Read the full article

These local nonprofits are providing support to those hit hardest by the pandemic. Here’s how you can support them. Full list >> VHC Listing >>

“I’ve never seen anything like it in 30+ years,” says Anthony Burchard, president of the Virginia Hospital Center Foundation.” By June 1, Arlington County had seen more than 375 hospitalizations and 116 deaths from Covid-19. Understanding the burden being shouldered by health care workers, the community rallied around Virginia Hospital Center....

VHC’s Chief Nursing Officer, Melody Dickerson, MSN, RN, CPHQ recently spoke to WJLA about where do things stand currently when it comes to COVID-19 patients at VHC, including how the Hospital is working to keep patients safe and connected to their loved ones.

Adrian Stanton, VHC’s Vice President of Business Development and Community Relationships was recently featured on Amazon.com’s blog about the company’s recent 10,000 meal food donation to local essential workers. VHC was one of several local organizations to receive meals from Freddie’s Beach Bar last month, in partnership with Amazon. “After nine...

In this episode of the Nonprofit Chatter, Nhu Te, editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO, and Leah Davenport, marketing manager at Pursuant, are joined by Marshall Ginn, CFRE, senior director of development at Virginia Hospital Center Foundation, and David Sachetti, director of client strategy at Pursuant, to talk about how VHCF quickly...

We are so grateful for the generosity shown to our team during these uncertain times. Many thanks to Cuisine Solutions, World Central Kitchen, Bridor and St. Michel for bringing 2,400 take-home meals to our #HealthCareHeroes. The meals are part of Cuisine Solutions’ new line of oven-ready and microwavable meals, developed in response to COVID-19. READ...