Dr. Daniel Carey will begin his new term as the chief medical officer for Providence Physician Enterprise, a major Washington state-based Catholic health system, in early 2022. Dr. Vanessa Walker Harris, a deputy secretary and former director at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), has succeeded him.
Commission staff conducted research and spoke with community stakeholders to identify the top problems Virginia's nursing homes face, as well as solutions they would like the legislature to implement.