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Centra Autism & Developmental Services is celebrating World Autism Awareness Month (April):

On Monday, April 2, World Autism Day, Virginia Baptist Hospital, along with thousands of schools, skyscrapers, landmarks, businesses and homes worldwide will shine blue lights. The...

Centra Lynchburg General Hospital has been named one of the nation’s Top 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health, now part of IBM Watson Health. This annual study identifies the top U.S. hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular services in the nation. This is the seventh...

Centra has named Chris Thomson, M.D., as their new Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Thomson currently serves as the Vice President of Medical Affairs. Dr. Thomson will succeed Dr. Daniel Carey who was recently appointed the Secretary of Health and Human Resources for the state of Virginia. Dr. Thomson will resume his Chief Medical Officer duties immediately. 

Centra is pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of the Centra Foundation Community Health Initiative Fund grants totaling $486,331 to support health-related projects and programs in our region.  

We are pleased to announce Dr. John Waldron will join Centra Medical Group – Brookneal in July, 2017.

Dr. Waldron attended Bluffton College, in Bluffton, Ohio for his Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Medicine and earned his medical degree at Wright State University School of Medicine, in Dayton,...