LIFE AT VHC Health

12/19/2025

🩸Please join in the spirit of giving with a gift of blood or plasma. Walk-ups welcome!

💙 Tuesday, 12.30.25
💙 10:30am - 3:30pm
💙 John T. Hazel, MD Conference Center rooms A/B & C
1701 N George Mason Dr., Arlington, VA
💙 Parking: Community donors please park in parking garage C (Parking passes will be provided)

Appointments available at https://bit.ly/VHC1230. Please bring a photo ID.

Contact Roxana Gomez with any questions or waitlist sign up at 703.558.5783 or rlgomez@vhchealth.org.

Inova Blood Donor Services

12/19/2025

❄️ VHC Health Alexandria Pavilion employees started off the holiday season celebrations with festive food and fun. ❄️

12/18/2025

💗 We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us for Bingo for Breast Cancer Awareness! Together, in collaboration with the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office, we raised $27,656 to fund vital, lifesaving mammograms for women in need.

Thank you to our generous sponsors who supported the event:
✨ Arlington County VA Sheriff's Office
✨ Koons Arlington Toyota
✨ Daphne Papamichael
✨ Workday
✨ Sodexo
✨ Lafayette Federal Credit Union

12/18/2025

✨ Appreciation was in the air at the annual staff holiday party. Warm wishes to our VHC Health team! ✨

12/17/2025

🎙️In the latest episode of Living Well with Alison Starling , AARP expert Amy Goyer, AARP Family & Caregiving Expert VHC Health 🩺 physician Dr. Dominique Gagnon discuss the emotional, physical and financial realities of caring for aging parents.

❤️ ~70% of family caregivers juggle careers while caring for loved ones.

🎧 Listen now: http://bizj.us/1qp1po

Washington Business Journal

12/16/2025

We proudly celebrated nursing excellence with some of our best at the recent Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) Gala in Portsmouth, Virginia. The awards honor outstanding nurses throughout the commonwealth who have made exceptional contributions to the nursing profession.

🏆 Katie Buckler, PCD ED, Nurse Manager Honor winner
🏆 Taryn Overman, ACNO, Nurse Executive finalist (Non-CNE/CNO)
🏆 Lisa Steeves, AVP Staff Development & Medical Group Clinical Operations, Nurse Executive finalist (Non-CNE/CNO)
🏆 Jess Czelusniak, CNIO, Nurse Informatics finalist
🏆 Georgia McCullough, AVP Risk, Champions of Nursing trailblazer
🏆 Melody Dickerson, SVP, Hospital Operations & CNO, Chief Nursing Officer finalist

12/15/2025

✨ Don't miss our exciting Registered Nurse Open House event THIS THURSDAY!

https://join.vhchealth.org/event-28210/talentcommunity/form

📣 Calling all experienced, new graduates and nursing students!

Join us for the upcoming Registered Nurse (RN) Open House on 🗓️ Dec. 18, 4 - 6 p.m. 📍VHC Health, John T. Hazel, MD Conference Center

✅ Meet & mingle with our recruiters, nurse leadership and hiring managers
✅ Explore exciting opportunities
✅ Learn about our mission-driven culture, nursing career opportunities, and extensive benefits
✅ Discover why VHC Health is the perfect place for you on a tour

RSVP required for this free event at: https://join.vhchealth.org/event-28210/talentcommunity/form

12/10/2025

❄️ Winter Coat Drive ❄️

We are collecting adult outerwear of all kinds from light fleece to heavy winter coats in collaboration with PathForward Homeless Services Organization. Thank you for your continued support of our Arlington neighbors.

🧤Donation boxes are located near the main hospital entrance and outside the cafeteria until Jan. 30.

12/09/2025

Victoria Kostour, CGC, MS, a genetic counselor at the Charlotte S. Benjamin Center for Women’s Health, shares the three most important things to bring to your first genetic counseling appointment:

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family history for you and your partner
📄 Copies of past genetic testing
❓ Lots of questions!

Thinking about genetic counseling? Learn more to see if it’s right for you: vhchealth.org/find-a-location/locations-profile/vhc-health-maternal-fetal-medicine-arlington-1851-north-george-mason-drive-suite-5b

12/05/2025

Should you have lab work done before or after your annual checkup? 🧪

Dr. Alobosi, a primary care doctor in our Kingstowne location, explains why it depends:

✨ New patients: Blood tests are most useful after your first visit, once your doctor understands your health history and knows which labs to order.

↩ Returning patients: Labs can often be done before the appointment, so results are ready to review together.

Book your primary care checkup in Kingstowne: vhchealth.org/find-a-location/locations-profile/vhc-health-primary-care-kingstowne-5971-kingstowne-village-parkway-suite-300

12/03/2025

The extra hour of work during the annual Night Shift Fall Back celebration was filled with food, games, prizes and massages.

✨ Thank you, Night Shift, for keeping VHC Health running smoothly at all hours!

12/02/2025

❤️ 👟 VHC Health employees and their friends, families and dogs joined forces for the DC Heart Walk benefiting CPR training and heart research. Thank you to our outstanding team for supporting our community!