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How can we bridge the healthcare cost gap and enhance community wellness with the resources we have? Join us for a captivating conversation with Allison Ebert, the Director of Development at the Cent…

Better understand depression with insights from Dr. Sibcy, a licensed clinical psychologist from Centra Piedmont Psychiatric Center. Discover how depression's isolating nature can trap individuals in…

Lauren Brown, an emergency physician at Centra found herself in the most unexpected situation of becoming a patient herself. In this episode she shares her personal narrative of experiencing a stroke…

In this episode, alongside Kelly Griffiths and Dr. Travis Engel, who are at the forefront of Centra's work in Advance Care Directives and Perinatal Loss and Palliative Care for newborns, we illuminat…

Can emotional intelligence transform your professional life, especially in the high-pressure world of healthcare? Robin Moore from Centra Human Resources joins host Cami Smith to explore this questio…

Discover the hidden truths about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that could save your health and the health of others. Join host Cami Smith as she reunites with Tiffany Little, head of patient…

Can proactive mental health care actually shorten hospital stays and enhance recovery? Join us as we unravel this intriguing question with Drew White, a dedicated psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Ce…

Caregiving for aging parents can be an overwhelming journey filled with emotional, mental, and physical challenges. In this episode, we sit down with Miriam Dakin, the manager of pastoral care at Cen…

It is important to be safe in and around the water, whether you are at the pool, the lake, the beach, or even a fountain or the bathtub. In this episode we sit down with Kerry Cofer, Senior Director …

Finding the right primary care provider is key to building a partnership to live your healthiest life. Dr. Tuladhar shares her approach to care that considers the mind, body and spirit of her patient…

In this episode, we sit down with Lynchburg resident and new mom Erin Rupe to discuss her journey with a premature baby in the NICU at Virginia Baptist Hospital. We discuss Erin's pregnancy journey, …

Continue the conversation from our first Healthy over Skinny podcast!

For years, cultural narratives have equated beauty and health with a thin, toned body, suggesting that being skinny is synonymous …

In 1924, Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital opened its doors in Lynchburg, Virginia, becoming the state's first Baptist hospital. As the years passed, the hospital marked numerous milestones while expa…

For years, cultural narratives have equated beauty and health with a thin, toned body, suggesting that being skinny is synonymous with being healthy. However, beauty, and even health, often go beyond…

For years if you had a neurological disease or episode, a neurosurgeon would drill into the skull to work directly in the brain to treat and or locate the occurrence. Neuro-interventional surgery is …

Dr. Travis Engel, Chair of Pediatrics at Centra Health shares that, 'the first 24 hours of your baby's life begins 9 months before." There are expectations, preparations, anticipation and so much mor…

Meet the Luth sisters! Dr. Janice Luth, Dr. Virginia Blanks and Dr. Kathryn Sparhawk all provided care as physicians at Centra Medical Group (CMG) - Village in Moneta over the past almost 50 years.

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We prepare for emergencies the best we know how. Put in plans, purchase necessary first aid necessities, and even practice drills. So why would we not train in CPR and AED use in case of emergencies?…

In this heart-touching interview, we sit down with Reuben Perez, a Spanish-speaking patient from Venezuela whose life took an unexpected turn due to a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula (DAVF). Despite cons…

Local business owner and active community member, Danny Givens shares why he has chosen to invest his time at Centra Hospice as a death doula.

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