Carilion Assists AED Project

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital joined the Franklin County and Henry County departments of public safety to apply for a $99,900 grant to purchase and distribute Automated External Defibrillators (AED). AED’s are computerized medical devices that can safely deliver an electric shock to restore the heart’s rhythm.

Coverage in The Franklin News-Post: Grant to bring more life-saving AEDs to county

WDBJ’s coverage below, including an interview with CFMH CEO Bill Jacobsen:

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Inclement Weather Closes Carilion Urgent Care Locations

Carilion Urgent Care – Westlake at 13205 Booker T. Washington Highway in Hardy is closed today, Friday, Feb. 5, due to heavy snow.

Carilion Urgent Care at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital is closing at 4 p.m. today due to worsening weather conditions.

If you have a medical emergency, call 911, or go to closest hospital emergency department . The Emergency Department at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital is located in Rocky Mount at 180 Floyd Ave.

The Emergency Department at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is located at the intersection of South Jefferson Street and Flannagan Drive.

Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship Established for VTC School of Medicine

Memorial Service to be Held on Friday, Feb. 5

With sad hearts, we learned last week that Morgan Dana Harrington was found in a remote part of a field on a farm near Charlottesville.  Although this was not the ending we wished, knowing that Morgan is no longer missing brings some measure of peace.  Many have asked what they can do now.

Morgan Dana Harrington

Morgan was a summer intern for the VTC School of Medicine last summer and she loved the school.  If you would like to make a donation in Morgan’s honor, the family requests that gifts to honor Morgan’s memory be made to the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. 

Donations to the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship may be made online. On the giving form, under Gift Information, simply select Other Designation, and type in “The Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship.”

If you prefer to mail your gift, please send it to:

Virginia Tech
Attn: Gift Accounting – Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship
University Development (0336)
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Alternatively, donations can be made to OMNI.  OMNI – Orphan Medical Network International – provides medical care and education for children in Africa.  Donations may be mailed to:

OMNI
6930 Empire Lane
Roanoke VA 24018

A memorial service will be held for Morgan on Friday, February 5, 2010, at 3:30 PM at St. Andrews Catholic Church followed by a reception at Hotel Roanoke.