Department of Health Professions
Press Releases
2012 Releases
- May 1, 2012 - Virginia physicians over the age of 55 are increasingly working full time hours later in life while fewer young practitioners are working full time hours. Females make up a majority of Virginia’s physicians under age 35 for the first time in Virginia’s history. Read the Press Release.
- April 26, 2012 - Virginia is among 13 states to join the fight against drug diversion and illegal use of prescription pain medication through increased online technology. The implementation of this technology comes at a time when prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. Read the press release.
- April 19, 2012 - Information on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 28th 2012.
- January 24, 2012 - Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center Releases a Profile Of Virginia Nursing Education Programs. 2010 Annual Survey of Practical And Registered Nurse Education Programs Shows A 6.1 Percent Increase In Graduates.
2011 Releases
- October 11, 2011 - Virginia Board of Nursing Honored with National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 2011 Regulatory Award for Excellence
- May 11, 2011 - In observance of the 2011 National Nurses Week activities, the Board of Nursing (BON) launched a new online licensure application process for Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).
- April, 2011 - National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 30th 2011
2010 Releases
- October, 2010 - Data a Vital First Step in Projecting Nurse Workforce Capacity - Institute of Medicine (IOM) findings are representative of the continued need for improved data collection on the health care workforce.
- September 16, 2010 - Virginia Healthcare Workforce Data Center Reports Supply of Medical Doctors Outpaced by Demand Through 2030
- January 8, 2010 - Virginia Department of Health Professions Launches DHP
Healthcare Workforce Data Center
2009 Releases
- June 3, 2009 - News Release: Health Professions Announces Direct Notifications - Follow-up to Statewide Notification of Prescription Monitoring Program Security Breach
- Copy of June 3, 2009 notification sent to persons whose PMP records contained a nine-digit number that could be a social security number
- Copy of June 3, 2009 notification sent to registered users of the PMP
- May 6, 2009 - News Release: Statement on Potential Breach of Security for Prescription Monitoring Program
Contact Information
Diane Powers
Director of Communications
Diane.Powers@dhp.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Health Professions
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-4400
Fax: (804) 527-4475
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