UVA Health on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a minority ownership in Riverside Health System, including its hospitals in Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester and Onancock.
Dr. K. Craig Kent, chief executive officer of UVA Health and executive vice president for Health Affairs at the University of Virginia, said the new alliance will provide patients in Eastern Virginia greater access to advanced medical care as well as clinical trials and medical education.
Riverside Health will continue to manage daily operations of those hospitals.
“Working together, our two health systems will now partner and collaborate across multiple areas, including clinical program development, research and graduate medical education,” Kent said.
The first collaborative clinical service will be a joint cardiothoracic surgery program at Riverside Health System’s hospital in Newport News where a broad range of cardiothoracic surgical services will be offered. Other advanced services, including adult and pediatric transplantation and advanced cancer treatments, are expected to be offered later.
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April 29, 2025
