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Wythe County Community Hospital Appoints Theresa Dix as Chief Executive Officer
August 27, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital, a Lifepoint Health hospital, announced today that Theresa Dix, MSN, RN, CPPS, has been named chief executive officer, effective Sept. 15.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Embraces Run for the Wall Cyclists
May 26, 2025More than 300 motorcycles rumbled into Wytheville recently as the annual Run for the Wall made a stop in town.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Names Human Resources Director
May 21, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital Names Human Resources Director
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Wythe County Community Hospital Names 2025 Mercy Award Winner
May 13, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital Names 2025 Mercy Award Winner
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Wythe County Community Hospital Team Wraps up 2024-2025 School Year HOPE Packs
May 12, 2025The WCCH team proudly volunteers to help with HOPE Packs each month. This was the last HOPE Pack packing for 2024-2025 school year-packing over 870 HOPE Packs!HOPE Packs provides weekly supplemental food to any student within Wythe and the surrounding counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and the City of Galax.Thank you to Tabby Smith, Theresa Dix, Patty Thomas Patricia and Taz Kirby for volunteering your precious time and working to advance our mission of making communities healthier.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Celebrates National Nurses Week
May 08, 2025National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 to May 12. The week recognizes nurses and the critical role they play in caring for communities across the nation. Each year, Wythe County Community Hospital celebrates this special week to honor the bravery of its nurses, to show appreciation for their incredible contributions to the hospital and to recognize the real-life challenges they face each day.
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Wythe County Community Hospital CEO's Virginia Rural Health Association Podcast
May 02, 2025Listen to Wythe County Community Hospital's Chief Executive Officer Vicki Parks' Virginia Rural Health Association podcast. WCCH's mission is simple – making communities healthier. Parks advances the organization’s mission is by raising awareness around the importance of getting annual health screening and taking a proactive role healthcare.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Earns an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
May 01, 2025New grade for spring 2025 is a national recognition of WCCH's commitment to patient safety.
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Lowder-Tibbs Taking on Role at New Clinic in Rural Retreat
April 28, 2025On June 2, Wythe Physician Practices will open a new clinic at 306 South Main Street in Rural Retreat.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Recognizes National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
April 25, 2025Medications are often an essential part of healing from an illness or injury, and they can be critical to treating ongoing health conditions. Unfortunately, medications can also create dangerous and harmful situations if used incorrectly or disposed of improperly. That's why it’s so important to establish and maintain safe medication habits.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Publishes 2024 Community Benefit Report
April 24, 2025Report outlines hospital’s continued impact on health and economic vitality of Southwest Virginia
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Wythe County Community Hospital Welcomes Pulmonologist to Wytheville
April 17, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital announced that Oscar Figueroa, M.D. has joined Wythe Physician Practices in Wytheville. Dr. Figueroa is a pulmonary and board-certified critical care specialist who has a focus on general pulmonary diseases, COPD, asthma, smoking cessation, lung cancer screening and prevention. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. He also completed his internal medicine residency and pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Welcomes University of Virginia Transplant Clinic to Campus
April 12, 2025To ensure convenience for patients in Southwest Virginia undergoing transplant care, UVA Health has opened a new transplant clinic in Wytheville in partnership with Wythe County Community Hospital. The clinic joins UVA Health’s Southwest Virginia transplant clinics in Roanoke, Martinsville and Lynchburg.
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WCCH Team Kicks Off April by Packing Over 900 HOPE Packs
April 04, 2025WCCH packed over 900 HOPE Packs
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Wythe County Community Hospital Names Director of Case Management
March 17, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital (WCCH) congratulates Lindsey Crigger, RN, BSN on being named the hospital’s Director of Case Management.
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WCCH Team Gives Back with HOPE Packs
March 12, 2025Way to go, WCCH! The team packed more than 900 HOPE packs recently. WCCH staff proudly volunteers to help with HOPE Packs each month. HOPE Packs provides weekly supplemental food to any student within Wythe and the surrounding counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and the City of Galax. #MakingCommunitiesHealthier
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Wythe County Community Hospital CEO Talks Why the Leapfrog Grade 'A' is Important to the Community
March 09, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates WCCH’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Leaders Meet with Virginia Attorney General
February 19, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital's Chief Executive Officer Vicki Parks and Chief Nursing Officer Theresa Dix meet with Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and discuss Southwest Virginia's battle with fentanyl.,
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Wythe County Community Hospital Recognizes January Employee of the Month
February 13, 2025Please join us in congratulating WCCH’s January Employee of the Month Junior Johnson.
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Wythe County Community Hospital Team Members Volunteer to Support HOPE Packs
February 12, 2025Wythe County Community Hospital team members gathered and packed meals recently in an effort to support Helping Overcome Poverty's Existence (HOPE) packs this week. WCCH staff proudly volunteers to help with HOPE Packs each month. HOPE Packs provides weekly supplemental food to any student within Wythe and the surrounding counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and the City of Galax. Way to go, WCCH! #MakingCommunitiesHealthier
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