Winchester Medical Center

08/20/2026

The Valley Health Metabolic & Bariatric Program recently passed a significant milestone: 2000 robotic surgeries!

Valley Health continues to innovate and is committed to offering the latest offerings in care. The Metabolic & Bariatric Program has helped transform the lives of thousands of patients using minimally invasive, robotic surgery. Learn more at valleyhealthlink.com/WeightLoss.

08/19/2026

Join us this September for a special three-part survivorship series designed for current oncology patients and cancer survivors. Connect with others in a supportive environment while exploring wellness, nutrition, healing, and self-care.

September 9: Sound Bath
September 15: Healthy Sweets and Treats — Nutrition Presentation
September 22: The Importance of Wellness in Survivorship

Each session offers an opportunity to learn, connect, and focus on your well-being alongside others who understand the cancer journey.

Visit valleyhealthlink.com/septemberseries for individual event details and registration information. We hope you'll join us!

08/18/2026

This week, we celebrated the ribbon cutting of Valley Health's new Mobile Mammography Unit, a major step forward in bringing life-saving breast health screenings directly to the communities we serve. Made possible through the generosity of donors and supporters of the Stronger Together Campaign, this mobile resource will help make preventive care more accessible across our region.

Learn more in the link below.

Valley Health Expands Access to Life-Saving Screenings With New Mobile Mammography Unit

08/17/2026

At Valley Health, we love to highlight family members who work together and who share their passion for patient care. But family can mean a lot of things, and sometimes it means your best friend. We talk with Ashlee R., office coordinator at Home Health, and Ashley A., charge nurse in the Medical Innovations Unit (MIU), about what they enjoy about working together at Valley Health.

At Valley Health, we love to highlight members who work together and who share their passion for patient care. Meet Ashley and Ashlee.

08/14/2026

🚧 Upcoming Traffic Advisory for Wi******er Medical Center 🚧 Beginning Monday, August 17 at approximately 7:00 a.m., Entrance 1 (the east entrance on Amherst Street at the Meadow Branch Avenue intersection) will temporarily close to all traffic in both directions for approximately 8 weeks as construction begins on a new roundabout serving the future Valley Health Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Tower.

Patients and visitors should plan to use:
• Entrance 2: Amherst Street, closest to the Route 37 interchange
• Entrance 3: Direct access from Route 37

Wayfinding signage and traffic control will be in place to help guide traffic. All patient care services remain open. Thank you for your patience as we continue improving our campus.

08/11/2026

Join us in welcoming Utsav Shrestha, MD, to Valley Health Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists as a board-certified pulmonologist and internist specializing in pulmonary medicine. Dr. Shrestha earned his medical degree from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Nepal and completed his internship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He then went on to complete fellowships in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at West Virginia University. A member of CHEST and the American Thoracic Society (ATS), Dr. Shrestha’s clinical interests include pulmonary physiology, sleep-disordered breathing, and improving outcomes for patients following ICU discharge. For more information on Dr. Shrestha, visit www.valleyhealthlink.com/shrestha.

08/07/2026

Join us in welcoming Hyrum Snell, PA-C, as a physician assistant with Valley Health Vascular Surgeons. Hyrum earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and human services from Utah State University, followed by a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Shenandoah University, where he fell in love with the Wi******er area. Growing up in Utah, Hyrum gained a deep appreciation for the importance of proper medical care while serving a two-year church service mission in Madagascar. After completing his PA studies, he returned to Utah to work for a vascular surgery practice at a busy Trauma 1 center. For more information visit www.valleyhealthlink.com/snell, or to schedule an appointment, please call 540-536-6721.

08/04/2026

Is forgetfulness a normal part of aging, or could it be something more? Dr. Kevin Volkema answers common questions about dementia, Alzheimer's disease and age-related memory changes, including what symptoms to watch for and when to talk with a health care provider. Read the blog to learn more.

Learn how dementia and Alzheimer’s disease differ from normal aging. Kevin Volkema, DO, explains warning signs, diagnosis and when to seek care.

08/04/2026

Join us in welcoming Trieu Vo, DO, to Valley Health Primary Care | Costello Drive. Dr. Vo is a primary care physician specializing in family medicine. She completed her master’s degree in biomedical science at Bluefield College and attended medical school at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) in Blacksburg. Dr. Vo completed her residency with the Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Program through Valley Health in Front Royal.

Dr. Vo is especially interested in lifestyle medicine, mental health, and preventative care. She aims to establish long-term, collaborative, and patient-centered relationships.

Dr. Vo is currently scheduling appointments for new patient consultations. For more information visit valleyhealthlink.com/Vo, or to schedule an appointment, please call 540-536-5400.

07/30/2026

Congratulations to the Vascular Care Team at Wi******er Medical Center for receiving three stars (the highest score possible) from the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) for the nineth consecutive year. This year, the team also was awarded the Larry Kraiss Award, honoring institutions that earn three-star scores for at least eight consecutive years. Wi******er Medical Center is one of only 13 hospitals nationwide to earn the additional honor, joining the ranks of Yale New Haven Hospital and Cleveland Clinic.

“Participating in this program supports our commitment to provide the best quality practices and standard of care for treating vascular diseases,” says vascular surgeon Shashank Sharma, MD, RPVI. “Participation requires a commitment to quality improvement and patient engagement from a team of vascular surgeons, vascular physician assistants, database abstractors, office staff, nursing, and hospital administrators, who all contribute greatly to the effort. We are proud to be recognized for our team’s hard work.”