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head for the hills

FOR CME CREDITS:  This Live activity, Head for the Hills 2020, with a beginning date of 09/19/2020, has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Ballad Health and GMEC. Ballad Health is accredited by the ACCME to… Continue reading head for the hills

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Registration for Head for the Hills 2020!

What: GMEC's Annual CME Conference Theme: Contemporary Opioid Prescription and Management This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Ballad Health and GMEC. Ballad Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide 4.0 CME… Continue reading Registration for Head for the Hills 2020!

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More than $38 million available to Virginia schools in additional coronavirus relief

Additional funding through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund will be available statewide.  $21 million in available GEER funds will be distributed to schools through formula-based and competitive grants. The money will support things such as: School nutrition operations and Virtual instruction for students in need… Continue reading More than $38 million available to Virginia schools in additional coronavirus relief

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Ballad Health and ETSU Collaborations for Increased Research on Rural Health

Ballad Health has announced that their 10-year investment in ETSU’s newly established Center for Rural Health Research will include an in-depth study on rural hospitals. Harvard Medical Center will assist with researching how non-urban markets - where a recent surge has forced many hospitals to span across markets and state lines - struggle to keep… Continue reading Ballad Health and ETSU Collaborations for Increased Research on Rural Health

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NBC News: Coronavirus strains rural hospitals to ‘the absolute limit’

Although coronavirus has yet to make the same harsh impact on rural communities as in metropolitan areas around the United States, their financial reality may drastically reduce their best efforts when preparing for the worst. Most facilities have already to turned to telehealth in order to minimize that one-on-one contact. However, as Beth O'Connor, director… Continue reading NBC News: Coronavirus strains rural hospitals to ‘the absolute limit’