Patients Come First

May 20 2024

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The Patients Come First Podcast is presented by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. Each episode will feature people in the health care community whose work is focused on enhancing patient experience, whether through direct care, medical research, or other efforts. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] or contact us Twitter @VirginiaHHA using the hashtag #PatientsComeFirst.

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Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. James Daniero

May 20 2024 22 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. James Daniero, a laryngologist at the UVA Health Voice and Swallowing Clinic who specializes in caring for people who use their voice extensively. The conversation covers his specialized training, the kinds of patients Dr. Daniero works with, vocal cord health, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest sug

Patients Come First Podcast - Melissa Herd

May 13 2024 24 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Melissa Herd, Acting Director and Executive Officer for Region III of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Director Herd join us for a conversation about her career, the work of HHS across Region III (which includes Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, and Pennsylvania), National Mino

Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. Stephanie Lareau

May 06 2024 13 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Stephanie Lareau, an emergency medicine physician who is certified in wilderness medicine and Director of the Carilion Clinic Wilderness Medicine Fellowship program. Dr. Lareau join us for a conversation about her career, wilderness medicine, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodc

Patients Come First Podcast - Patrick Watson and Taylor Tereskerz

Apr 29 2024 19 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Patrick Watson and Taylor Tereskerz, pre-hospital clinicians who work within Population Health and Community Paramedicine at UVA Health. They join us for a conversation about their professional backgrounds, UVA Health’s Community Paramedicine Program, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to

Patients Come First Podcast - Theresa Dix

Apr 22 2024 17 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Theresa Dix, Chief Nursing Officer at Wythe County Community Hospital, a Lifepoint Health facility. She joins us for a conversation about her career, Wythe County Community Hospital's National Quality Leader Designation, workforce development, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast

Patients Come First Podcast - Delante Monroe

Apr 14 2024 14 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Delante Monroe, a sous chef at Mary Washington Healthcare. He joins us for a conversation about the role of culinary professionals in hospital settings, his award-winning painting skills, his interest in information technology, the power of positivity, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to p

Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. K. Craig Kent

Apr 08 2024 20 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features UVA Health CEO Dr. Craig Kent, who also serves as Executive Vice President for health affairs at the University of Virginia and is a past member of the VHHA Board of Directors. Dr. Kent joins us for a conversation about his career and work, a discussion about some exciting clinical research being conducted at UVA Health, a

Patients Come First Podcast - Caitlyn Berry

Mar 31 2024 17 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Caitlyn Berry, an occupational therapist with Sportable, a Richmond-based adaptive sports organization. The conversation covers the mission and history of Sportable, the work of occupational therapists, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to [email protected] (mailto:pcfpo

Patients Come First Podcast - Dr. Jeremy Bock

Mar 25 2024 11 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Jeremy Bock, an interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist, who is Medical Director of the cardiology practice at VHC Health. The conversation covers his career, cardiovascular health, hypertension, a minimally invasive surgical technique to treat patients with high blood pressure resista

Patients Come First Podcast - Deborah Floyd

Mar 18 2024 13 mins

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Deborah Floyd, a nurse and Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator with Sentara Health. The conversation covers her career, how her current work is informed and inspired by personal experience with loss, wellness for health care professionals, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions t