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Safety of Emergency Care Workers Fits the Bill in Virginia Legislature

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Safety of Emergency Care Workers Fits the Bill in Virginia Legislature

Delegate Stolle with team Emergency Healthcare Leaders after passage of HB1690 – Emergency Workers Safety Bill. Cick on the image to read the full Richmond Times Dispatch article.

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Emergency Medicine Heros

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Del. Chris Stolle and State Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Remley
Leaders to Receive Awards from Virginia’s Emergency Physicians
The Virginia College of Emergency Physicians will honor Del. Chris Stolle (R-VirginiaBeach) and State Health Commissioner Karen Remley at its spring meeting May 3 – May 4.
Stolle and Remley, who are both physicians, will receive the college’s first Emergency Medicine Hero awards for their work in promoting and protecting the interests of emergency patients and physicians.
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Governor McDonnell Announces Budget Amendment to Restore Funding for CHKD

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RICHMOND – Governor Bob Mconnell announced today that he will propose an amendment to the biennial budget recently passed by the General Assembly to restore $1.8 million in state funding for the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk. The state dollars will also allow the facility to receive federal Medicaid reimbursement funds of a similar amount.

 The Children’s Hospital is the only free standing, full service pediatric hospital in the Commonwealth. The hospital treats a much larger percentage of ...

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Healthcare Workers 400% More Likely to be Assaulted

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Richmond, Monday, January 10, 2010 – Today Delegate Chris Stolle introduced (R-Virginia Beach) bill, HB1690 – Assault and Battery of Emergency Health Care Providers to address the increasingly dangerous environment of emergency rooms and clinics.  Speaking of HB1690, Delegate Stolle stated, “Health care workers are 400% more likely to be assaulted in the work place than is the average worker in the US.  This bill protects those who are always ready to save lives and will serve to retain a ...

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