12 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 10 Number 3 Around Hampton Roads


Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Announces New System


Name And Rebranding Chesapeake Regional Medical Center will now be one of a collection of sub- brands under Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, the new system name.


“In 1976, Chesapeake General Hospital was built by and for the community, but now, more than 35 years later, we have grown to be more than just a hospital,” said Peter F. Bastone, Dr.PH, president and CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. “We now consist of several entities and offer a specialty physician group along with multitude of health care and wellness services. This change does not mean our founding principles will disappear. It just gives us room to expand our patient-centered offerings in this fast-paced and ever- changing health care environment.”


“We see the opportunity to rebrand as a next step in the future of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. We still provide the personalized care our patients and community members have come to know and expect, but now we have the ability to continue to build upon our strengths and to continue to make our hospital-- one of the only independent hospitals left in the state of Virginia--one of the best,” said Rhonda Bridgeman, chairman of the Chesapeake Hospital Authority, the governing body of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare.


The rebranding, which launched in a soft opening with a rebranded website in early summer, comes just as the hospital is about to celebrate its fortieth anniversary in 2016. Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, along with Chesapeake Regional Medical Group and Chesapeake Regional Health Foundation, will remain entities under Chesapeake Regional Healthcare.


In addition to the name change, leaders of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare have revisited the mission, vision and values of the organization, adapting for the current goals. This can be found at www.chesapeakeregional.com.


Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has also adopted a new mantra in promising to put you first.


“It’s always you first - you first as a patient, you first as a family member and you first as an employee. It’s something I want our patients and potential patients to think about when coming to us,” said Bastone. “We are committed to putting you first, and it’s something our employees have really latched onto in their daily lives.”


Chesapeake Regional Healthcare owns the Diagnostic Center of Chesapeake, The Lifestyle Center, The Sleep Center of Chesapeake and Elizabeth City, and has a stake in the Outer Banks Hospital, The Surgery Center of Chesapeake and Chesapeake Regional Imaging Centers. In early 2016, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare will open the Chesapeake Regional Surgery Center at Virginia Beach on the second floor of a new building constructed on the Urology of Virginia campus. It also participates in a multitude of partnerships including a radiosurgery services partnership with the University of Virginia and Riverside Health System and a partnership with Diagnostic Imaging Centers. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is one of the largest employers in Chesapeake with more than 2,200 employees.


position for businesses, jobs Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced five new Virginia Enterprise Zones Monday, including a zone in Hampton designed to support job creation and private investment. Leonard Sledge, director of Economic Development for the city, said: “The Hampton Roads Center Enterprise Zone is an important tool for Hampton to help existing companies grow and to attract new companies and jobs to the City. The state grants available to eligible companies in the Enterprise Zone strengthen Hampton’s position as an ideal location for business investment and job creation.” The Hampton Roads Center Enterprise Zone includes Hampton Roads Center North, Hampton Roads Center Central, Hampton Roads Center South, the Wythe Creek Industrial Park, Langley Research and Development Park, West Park, Central Park, areas along Big Bethel Road and Todds Lane and the area around Mercury Boulevard and Coliseum Drive. Since its creation 20 years ago, there have been 103 new commercial projects totaling more than 4.5 million square feet of new space in the Hampton Roads Center Enterprise Zone. The city has invested more than $52 million in public infrastructure improvements, and the private sector has invested more than $119 million in commercial real estate improvements. During that same time period, 8,652 new jobs have been created in the Hampton Roads Center zone. Over the past 10 years, companies in the zone have received $3.7 million in grants from the state for creating jobs and capital investment. The state Enterprise Zone program is administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. It provides state and local incentives such as job creation grants and real property investment grants. The governor called the program "an important tool that will help in our efforts to build a new Virginia economy." Through a competitive application process, Enterprise Zones are designated for a 10-year period followed by two performance-based five-year renewals for a total of 20 years. Thirteen applications were received for this competitive cycle, and with the five new designations, the total number of Enterprise Zones will be 46 as of January 1, 2016. The program has supported more than $1 billion in investment and the creation of more than 40,000 jobs since 1995.


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Enterprise Zone designation strengthens Hampton’s


Get Your Business Idea Off the Ground at Start Peninsula 4.0 Do you have a business idea or invention and need funding or guidance to


get it off the ground? Then clear your calendar November 13 – 15! The entire region is coming together at the Applied Research Center in Newport News to kick off a full weekend dedicated to starting new businesses and building our regional economy.


Start! Peninsula is a 54-hour-long “mosh pit of business,” bringing together dozens of passionate entrepreneurs and business leaders under one roof with one purpose: to identify the best ideas and create new businesses within one weekend.


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Statement from Mayor Paul Fraim in Regards to Statement


November 2015


By the Group Anonymous "The claim by Anonymous that I am in anyway affiliated or related to the KKK is absolutely false and defamatory. There is no truth to their statement whatsoever."


From Mayor Paul Fraim: "The claim by Anonymous that I am in anyway affiliated or related to the KKK is absolutely false and defamatory. There is no truth to their statement whatsoever. I am not and have never been affiliated with any such organization. I find it incredulous that these people can hide behind their computers and create such an inaccurate and hateful statement."


City of Portsmouth Wins


VML Achievement Award The Virginia Municipal League (VML) awarded the City of Portsmouth the VML Achievement Award in the population category of 90,000 and above for its Area Report Card project submitted by the Department of Neighborhood Advancement. The VML Achievement Award is an award given by the Virginia Municipal League, recognizing the best of all candidates nominated in VML’s annual achievement awards competition. The award recognizes innovative problem-solving, excellence in management, increasing citizen participation, and reaching toward higher service levels. VML presented the Achievement Award to the City of Portsmouth at their Annual Conference banquet dinner on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:30 pm at the Richmond Marriott. This annual event hosts more than 900 local government associates from cities, towns, and counties across the Commonwealth. Photo taken during VML Achievements Awards in Richmond, October 6th. City staff, from left to right— Donna Corbus, Sherri Neil, Fred Brusso, Councilman Paige D. Cherry, Judy Luffman, and Meg Pittenger About the Award-Winning Area Report Card – The City of Portsmouth’s Area Report Card was created through a joint effort of the following departments: Neighborhood Advancement, General Services, Planning, GIS, Real Estate Assessor, Health Department, Permits and Inspections, and Fire /EMS. Staff in each of the departments examined the phone calls and requests that they received for service. Using this data, maps were created that plotted “hot spots” which signal micro spots that need the City’s attention. The collected data narrows down to the street block level, enabling the City to narrowly target problems. The areas also receive a data-driven report card grade, which further helps the city act and plan based on qualitative data.


For Immediate Release October 23, 2015


Portsmouthva.gov


Contact: Dana Woodson 393-5143


The Virginia Municipal League (VML) awarded the City of Portsmouth the VML Achievement Award in the population category of 90,000 and above for its Area Report Card project submitted by the Department of Neighborhood Advancement.


The VML Achievement Award is an award given by the Virginia Municipal League, recognizing the best of all candidates nominated in VML’s annual achievement awards competition. The award recognizes innovative problem-solving, excellence in management, increasing citizen participation, and reaching toward higher service levels.


VML presented the Achievement Award to the City of Portsmouth at their Annual Conference banquet dinner on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:30pm at the Richmond Marriott. This annual event hosts more than 900 local government associates from cities, towns, and counties across the Commonwealth.


Free ‘ReStored’ Retail Pop-Up in Suffolk for Merchants and


City of Portsmouth Selected asWINNER of VML Achievement Award


Budding Retailers SUFFOLK, Virginia – For one weekend in November, Downtown Suffolk will be opening available retail space at no cost to entrepreneurs, independent retailers and specialty merchants for a pop-up initiative titled ReStored.


Running Saturday, November 14th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, November 15th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., ReStored will be open to the public and provide merchants with the chance to test a new market, expand their geographic footprint, and reach


new customers


without the startup costs. There are no fees or long-term contracts – just a weekend commitment.


Photo taken during VML Achievements Awards in Richmond, October 6th. City staff, from left to right— Donna Corbus, Sherri Neil, Fred Brusso, Councilman Paige D. Cherry, Judy Luffman, and Meg Pittenger


About the Award-Winning Area Report Card – The City of Portsmouth’s Area Report Card was created through a joint effort of the following departments: Neighborhood Advancement, General Services, Planning, GIS, Real Estate Assessor, Health Department, Permits and Inspections, and Fire /EMS. Staff in each of the departments examined the phone calls and requests that they received for service. Using this data, maps were created that plotted “hot spots” which signal micro spots that need the City’s attention. The collected data narrows down to the street block level, enabling the City to narrowly target problems. The areas also receive a data-driven report card grade, which further helps the city act and plan based on qualitative data.


Photo taken during VML Achievements Awards in Richmond, October 6th. City staff, from left to right—Donna Corbus, Sherri Neil, Fred Brusso, Councilman Paige D. Cherry, Judy Luffman, and Meg Pittenger


The ReStored between


is a collaborative effort


event Retail


Alliance and the Suffolk Economic Development Department to promote the benefit of patronizing


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