Patients Come First

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Macon Sizemore, VCU Health Director of Rehabilitative Services, for a conversation about his work and his decades long practice of donating blood, which makes him one of the most prolific blood donors on record. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Clifford Deal III, a surgeon with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, for a conversation about his medical career, military service and airborne parachuting adventures, and more. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

The latest episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Sharon Blackwell, a nurse and case manager at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare who recently was named a 2022 Health Care Hero by Hampton Roads Inside Business Journal, for a discussion of her work, hospital efforts to improve community health and reduce disparities through the Wellness Wednesdays program, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to [email protected]. Or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Laurel Aparicio, Director of Early Impact Virginia, for a discussion about the organization and its home visiting outreach with young families as part of efforts to improve clinical outcomes for parents and children, the work of affiliate organization Families Forward Virginia, and more. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Dr. Joel Schmidt, a physician and U.S. Army veteran who is retiring from Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, about his military and private sector medical careers, his work with cystic fibrosis patients, his retirement plans, and more. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features an interview with Rufus Phillips, CEO of the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, for a conversation about the network of 60 free clinics across Virginia and the services they offer, how Medicaid expansion and COVID-19 has impacted clinics, and much more. Send questions, comments, or feedback to [email protected] or contact us on Twitter or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.