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St. Mary’s asks for volunteers to drive nurses to work
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital is looking for volunteers to help transport nurses to work Thursday morning. Volunteers with four wheel-drive vehicles who are able to drive nurses to St. Mary’s...
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Health Team 6 Alert: Heart Disease Treatment
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – February is American Heart Month, and all month long we’ve been focusing on the treatment of heart disease. Dr. Shashi Prabhakar, with the Bon Secours Heart & Vascular...
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After Redskins deal schools ‘have yet to see a dime’
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Several promises were made when the Washington Redskins Training Camp came to Richmond last summer. Part of the deal included the city leasing the former Westhampton property on...
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Hospital offers laughing gas to women in labor
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital is now offering nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, to pregnant women to help them manage labor pain during child birth. St. Mary’s...
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City invites food trucks to apply for Redskins Training Camp vending
RICHMOND, Va. – In response to feedback from residents and business owners, city leadership has created what they believe is a compromise to allow more local flavor at the Redskins Training Camp. CBS 6...
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Hispanic American & Heart Disease
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – February is American Heart Month, and all month long we’ve profiled different portions of the population and shared about heart disease. Dr. Michael Kelly, from the Bon Secours...
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Non Exercise Activity and Heart Disease
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – February is American Heart Month! Dr. Doloresco, from Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, shared some alternate options for a formal exercise program to make a...
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Dr. Matthew Ngo Explains Atrial Fibrillation
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – It’s important to remember the dangers of heart disease and other heart problems in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Local Cardiologist, Dr. Matthew Ngo, from Bon Secours...
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Calling all volunteers to HELP Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital
RICHMOND, Va – Donna Spainhour, MSN, RN, Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist and HELP Coordinator, and HELP Volunteer Mollee Kennedy visit the studio to give us details on the HELP Volunteer Program at...
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Walk your way to good health and support the American Heart Association
RICHMOND, Va – Lisa Austin, Bon Secours Company Leader for the Richmond Heart Walk, and Carolyn Powell, Cardiac Arrest Survivor and Heart Walk Participant, joined us in the studio to talk about this...
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Doctors: Number of Central Va. kids with Enterovirus symptoms waning
RICHMOND, Va. — Doctors said the number of children with symptoms of Enterovirus D-68, the respiratory illness has infected children in 40 states, appears to be going down in Central Virginia....
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How Virginia is making sure more babies live to celebrate their first birthday
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s infant mortality rate fell more than 18 percent from 2007 to 2012. That means nearly 200 more babies a year survived to celebrate their first birthday, according to the...
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Bon Secours Virginia CEO Peter Bernard to retire
RICHMOND, Va. — Bon Secours Virginia CEO Peter J. Bernard will retire at the end of August, Bon Secours Health System announced Thursday. Bernard joined Bon Secours in Richmond in 2000. “There is never...
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Identify whether you have mitral valve disease
RICHMOND, Va – Dr. Marc R. Katz, Chief Medical Officer for Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, shared information about mitral valve disease. Valve disease occurs when one of the four valves in...
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Enjoy great food, fun, and entertainment to benefit The Evelyn D. Reinhart...
RICHMOND, Va – Lisa Patten, Executive Director at the Evelyn D. Reinhart Guest House, shared a preview of the ‘Rockin’ on the Avenue,’ fundraising event benefitting The Reinhart Guest House. The event...
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VCU, Bon Secours kill plan to build independent children’s hospital
RICHMOND, Va. — VCU Health System and Bon Secours Richmond Health System have killed plans to build an independent children’s hospital in Richmond. The health systems called the plan to build a...
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Take note of these healthy habits to prevent heart disease
RICHMOND, Va – Dr. Shaival Kapadia, Cardiologist at Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, shared some important information about heart disease and the steps we can take to prevent it. Healthy...
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There is new technology to help doctors treat heart disease
RICHMOND, Va – Dr. Brian “Chip” Kaminksy, Cardiologist at Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, visited the studio to share some important information about chest pain and Coronary Artery...
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New technology brings new hope for those in danger of heart failure
RICHMOND, Va – Dr. Marc R. Katz, Chief Medical Officer for Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, gave us some great information about heart failure, and how new technology lends some hope to...
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Learn causes of Atrial Fibrillation and new advances in treatments
RICHMOND, Va – Dr. Harpreet Grewal, Electrophysiologist at Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, visited the studio to give us some insight on Atrial Fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia...
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