Sovah Health announced a $12 million upgrade to the Danville emergency room.

Close to 600 people across Sovah Health are now vaccinated against COVID-19. You’re only doing half the work if you do half the dose,” said Sovah Health CMO Dr. Sheranda Gunn-Nolan. “We’re all hoping and pleading with the community, when it’s your time, be ready to be vaccinated,” said Sovah Health CEO Alan Larson. Sovah Health expects to receive the Moderna vaccine later this week. When we reached out to LewisGale, we were told that health group does have the Moderna vaccine.

ROANOKE, Va. – After months of waiting, frontline workers in our area are now being vaccinated for COVID-19. The shipment rolled into the region Tuesday and Wednesday and priority workers started rolling up their sleeves. “I think the federal express driver had never had such an exciting package on their truck,” said Alan Larson, Sovah Health, Market President and CEO Sovah Health in Danville. She says while she loves caring for the sick, this pandemic has taken a physical and emotional toll on healthcare workers. After playing defense for months, the small vaccine is a big weapon in the fight to put the pandemic behind us.

DANVILLE, Va. Food for Frontline donations bought award-winning BBQ from a southside staple for employees at Sovah Health. On Wednesday, hospital employees were treated to lunch from the Checkered Pig BBQ. The community has been so supportive and so thankful, it's been very helpful, thank you, said Alan Larson, Sovah Health CEO. Thats just really a great experience to see everybody kind of pulling together during this time, said Leonard Phelps, Checkered Pig Assistant General Manager. Since the start of the initiative, 10 News viewers have donated more than $30,000 to feed more than 1,500 essential workers.

DANVILLE, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health and Sovah Health co-hosted a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. The two groups discussed COVID-19 updates about both the region and Sovah Health locations. Dr. Scott Spillmann, the Southside District health director for Virginia Department of Health and Sovah Health - Danville CEO Alan Larson spoke.