Newsletter - Current  May 26, 2011

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May 17th - John Randolph Hospital CEO Dia Nichols 

...Photo by Sye Daniel

Christina Rockwell’s speaker was Dia Nichols, the CEO of John Randolph Hospital since 2009. Mr. Nichols is also a Rotaraian in the Brandermill Club. He gave a PowerPoint presentation about the John Randolph Hospital, discussing new services, facilities, and personnel.  Mr. Nichols stated that there still exists a popular perception that John Randolph is fine for minor procedures but that anything serious needs to be done up in Richmond.  In response to this viewpoint, Nichols pointed out that JRH has the highest quality of care statistics in the Richmond area, and argued that local area physicians need to be more supportive in terms of referring patients to JRH for major procedures.

  ...narrative by Chris Wiegard

May 24th - Dennis Morris, Executive Director of the

Crater Planning District Commission

...Photo by Sye Daniel

Mr. Morris discussed economic development issues, mostly good news, including BRAC and the Rolls Royce high tech facility, and the positive economic impact of tourism locally. His one cautionary note was the need for the local community to supply a workforce with the needed skill sets for high technology tasks.

 ...narrative by Chris Wiegard