We appreciate the dedication our staff provides to our patients every day. Several of our patients decided to share their appreciation with Virginia Living Magazine. We are proud of our team for being named as one of the top Primary Care Practices in Southwest Virginia by the readers of Virginia Living Magazine. Click on the… Continue Reading
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley (CHCNRV) is pleased to announce that Tahsin Anwar, DMD has joined the Center’s dental department. She will practice in the Christiansburg office at 215 Roanoke St. A graduate of Virginia Tech and Roseman University of Health Sciences in Utah, Dr. Anwar completed her residency at Carilion… Continue Reading
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley (CHCNRV) is pleased to announce that Megan Cornwell Thomas, DO, FAAP, FACOI, FACP has joined our staff. Dr. Thomas will be serving patients in Christiansburg, Dublin, and at the Student Health Center at Giles High School. Dr. Thomas will be seeing patients for a full day… Continue Reading
Meagan A. Arthur, MSN, RB, FNP-BC, has joined Community Health Center of the New River Valley as Director of Nursing, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. In her new role, she will assist medical staff through developing and monitoring processes to ensure the safety of patient-centered care while enhancing the effectiveness of the services provided. “We… Continue Reading
There are lots of exciting things happening at The Community Health Center of the New River Valley. Learn the latest in our Fall / Winter newsletter!
We are happy to welcome Lindsey Berndt, DMD, to the Community Health Center of the New River Valley. Dr. Berndt received her DMD from the University of New England after attaining her undergraduate in Biology from Ferris State University. Prior to joining Community Health Center of the New River Valley, she was Resident Dentist for Carilion Dental Care… Continue Reading
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley has been recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The NCQA works to improve health care through a process that uses measurement, transparency, and accountability to highlight top performers and drive improvement. The NCQA recognition process is challenging, and… Continue Reading
Meet Dr. Josh Pennington, a former volunteer at the Community Health Center for the New River Valley. After successfully completing dental school in Arizona, he’s happy to be back home helping people in the New River Valley.
Research states that in addition to exercise and healthy eating, socialization is an integral part of supporting optimal mental health. Humans are social creatures and forming healthy connections with others is shown to improve “happiness” and develop resilience from past negative experiences to promote healing. Often, we develop relationship patterns based on previous experiences and… Continue Reading
Never, in the history of being told to calm down, has anyone calmed down! When a person truly goes in to fight-or-flight response, their sympathetic nervous system is activated, and management of bodily functions change due to a perceived threat. This sympathetic nervous system is important because it allows the body to speed up, tense… Continue Reading
