Former Virginia Mental Health Commissioner King Davis, a featured speaker, was struck by the absence of another state mental institution, now known as Central State Hospital near Petersburg.

The replacement of Central State Hospital is likely to cost as much ... deteriorating complex that is a linchpin for institutional care in Virginia’s fragmented mental health system.

It became the new home of the asylum, renamed Central State Hospital in 1894. After the turn of the century, when Virginia imposed Jim Crow laws for racial segregation of almost every aspect of ci ...

Patients will be relocated to private facilities, group homes, or the Southeast Virginia Training Center in Chesapeake. Staff members will be offered positions at other state facilities, the new ...

Price said the region’s geography was central to the case for a new hospital. “Law enforcement and judges were transporting people across the state just ... close to the VA, the Texas ...

Wied, a Republican who represents the northeastern part of the state, said Robertson ... at the veteran's hospital. Eventually, she too received care from the VA. “The VA hospital was wonderful ...

At one point, Virginia had five training centers, including one adjacent to Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie. All but Chesapeake were forced to close as part of a federal investigation into ...

and earned a medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Family Medicine at DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir ...

In Tennessee, multiple people were injured when severe weather hit the Philadelphia area of Loudon County on Friday morning.

Nestled in the Greenbrier Valley, Lewisburg gives you small-town charm without breaking the bank. The historic downtown looks ...

This year, Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 26, with various events taking place across central ... at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond and at the state veterans cemeteries ...

“This new VA hospital ... the total cost of the hospital to $171.2 million, with $151.2 million from federal sources. The remainder is from philanthropic and local and state government sources.