UVA Health Acquires State Farm Site on Pantops

To expand access to outpatient care in Central Virginia while also freeing up additional capacity at University Hospital to accommodate inpatient care, UVA Health has acquired the approximately 365,000-square-foot former State Farm operations center in the Pantops area of Albemarle County.

Located at 1500 State Farm Blvd., the 55-acre property is near U.S. 250 and Interstate 64 and comes with more than 1,200 surface parking spaces, making it a convenient location for patients and team members. State Farm stopped using the facility entirely in 2020 when it shifted employees to remote work. Read more on Connect and watch a video from Mitchell Rosner, MD, MACP, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer, UVA Health.

Patient Care

Your Voice Drives Change: Take the Epic Experience Survey

The Epic Experience Survey is open through Nov. 16 to all team members who interact with patients and use Epic as part of their daily work. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and empowers team members to share their feedback and help drive meaningful improvements to Epic and patient care. Within the last year, survey results from 2025 drove numerous enhancements, including:

Creation and expansion of clinician-led governance structures and design committees that help prioritize and accelerate Epic enhancements.
Growth of AI-enabled documentation tools, including DAX, to help reduce documentation burden and improve efficiency.
Improved interoperability that brings outside records, labs, notes, and imaging into Epic to support continuity of care.

Take the survey and make your voice heard!

Operations

Monthly Update: Clinical and Operational Documents

Having a working knowledge of policies and other clinical and operational documents relevant to your role and responsibilities at University Medical Center supports quality patient care and regulatory compliance. Learn What’s New in Clinical and Operational Documents. This month’s highlights include updates to:

Infliximab (Remicade) Administration in the Pediatric Population Guideline
Dihydroergotamine (DHE) Administration in Children and Adolescents Guideline
Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline
Glucommander for Intravenous Insulin Infusion, and many more.

Questions? Email PolicyTechAdmin@uvahealth.org.

Take Action: Respiratory Fit Testing Compliance

Timely completion of respiratory fit testing (RFT) is essential to employee safety, regulatory compliance, and hospital accreditation, and is reinforced by health system policy. If you have not completed your annual RFT, you will be notified by Employee Health and your manager, and should take the following steps:

Complete the online medical evaluation form immediately to be cleared for your respirator fit test.
- Allow 48-72 business hours for forms to be processed and response.
Once medically cleared, you will receive an email from Employee Health with instructions for scheduling your fit test.

If you have questions about respiratory fit testing, please visit the Employee Health intranet or email RFT@uvahealth.org.

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New AI-Assisted Technology Integration Supports Growth of Virtual Primary Care On Demand

UVA Health Virtual Primary Care On Demand continues to expand access to convenient virtual care across Virginia, with more than 4,000 visits completed since it launched in May 2026. The service has expanded to include pediatric care for patients ages 5 and older and psychiatric support, broadening access to care for patients across the Commonwealth.

To support this growth, UVA Health is partnering with K Health to implement AI-assisted patient intake and visit preparation technology specifically for Virtual Primary Care On Demand visits, starting Nov. 2. Integrated into the Epic workflow for these visits, the technology will help gather and organize relevant patient information before appointments, streamline administrative tasks, and allow providers to focus more time on patient care. The partnership is expected to support growth to more than 100 visits per day, with the potential to reach approximately 300 patients per day by year three. The service offers flexible access to UVA Health providers for a range of primary and immediate care needs, including evenings and weekends. Learn more and schedule on uvahealth.com.

Human Resources

HR Services: More Ways to Support You

UVA HR has an array of services to offer UVA Health team members, and you may not be aware of many of them. UVA HR wants to fix that! Each month, they will highlight a few services for you to explore and hopefully find something new that will benefit you. This month, they share important things you may not know about Faculty and Employee Assistance Program (FEAP):

Counseling is free and completely confidential.
Eligible team members’ families can access FEAP services, too.
Navigate professional and personal challenges, big or small.

Find out more on the HR Services Hub.

Happenings

UVA Health Team Member and Health Awareness

To support our UVA Health mission of transforming health and inspiring hope, each month, we recognize team member and health awareness months, weeks, and days. See the latest list.

Last Call: Join Socktober 2026

Through Monday, Nov. 2 | Stepping up to meet our 10-year strategic plan goal of cultivating healthy communities and belonging for all, UVA Health is wrapping up its annual Socktober initiative. This year's goal at University Medical Center: collecting 20,000 new pairs for unhoused individuals. Team members can drop off new pairs of socks in Socktober bins at:

Cafe at 500 Fontaine
Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center
Food and Nutrition Services ("0" level, University Hospital)
Good Grain Cafe, Orthopedic Center at Ivy Road
OR Cafe Lounge
University Hospital Cafeteria
Wahoo West Café

Read more on Connect about the newest challenges! Questions? Contact Jennifer Snyder, Director of Retail.

Next Stop, Better: Fall Giveaway

Deadline: Monday, Nov. 2 | Enter the prize giveaway by completing a quick survey. Three winners will be randomly selected. Earlier this year, UVA Parking and Transportation, and UVA Health University Medical Center Hospitality and Support Services, launched "Next Stop, Better" — a new program brightening team members' ride to work and raising awareness of commuter options.

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Medical Center Hour

Now in its 55th season, Medical Center Hour is UVA Health's public forum on medicine and society, produced by UVA School of Medicine’s Center for Health Humanities and Ethics. Watch previous Medical Center Hour recordings. Schedule:

Designing (For) Wellbeing | Wednesday, Nov. 4 | noon-1 p.m. | Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium and Zoom | This Medical Center Hour highlights contributions from architecture and studies of how the built environment can foster and enhance human wellbeing, especially in stressful contexts such as professional education, training, and practice. UVA professors Katie Stranix, AIA, and Leidy Klotz, PhD, explore the science and practices behind designing for wellbeing and offer examples of restorative installations on Grounds created expressly to help students thrive. Co-presented with UVA Health Arts Committee.
Leading Together: Psychological Safety, Collaboration, and the Power of Interprofessional Teams | Wednesday, Nov. 11 | noon-1 p.m. | Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium and Zoom | Co-presented with UVA School of Nursing, this Medical Center Hour welcomes nursing professor Meg Zomorodi from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she is the university's Senior Associate Provost for Academic Excellence. She advocates for the benefits of interprofessional teamwork, especially in healthcare, including as a foundation for collaborative models of leadership. The Zula Mae Baber Bice Memorial Lecture of UVA School of Nursing.
What’s Love Got to Do With It? | Wednesday, Dec. 2 | noon-1 p.m. | Leonard Sandridge Auditorium and Zoom | Internist and medical educator Sabena Jameel-Choudhury, BMBS, BMedSci, University of Birmingham Medical School, makes the case for grounding a doctor's education and professional formation in humanistic values, embodied wisdom, and moral flourishing. Artificial intelligence can't do it all — what about empathy, wisdom, creativity, and hope? How can a doctor reaching for a patient's hand heal in both directions? Is this love? And can we teach it? This Brodie Lecture in Medical Education is part of Dr. Jameel-Chaudhury's week-long residency at UVA as the Brodie Medical Education Scholar.

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Free, Monthly Meditation Retreats for UVA Health Staff and Trainees

Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Contemplative Commons, Studio 4A | The Mindfulness Center will begin hosting monthly meditation retreats on the first Wednesday of each month. Retreats include guided meditation, educational talk, discussion, and mindful movement. Chairs and cushions provided. The retreats are geared toward UVA Health staff and trainees, but community members also are welcome. Contemplative Commons is within walking distance of the hospital, and parking in the adjacent R1 lot is free after 5 p.m. For more information, contact Will Knight.

Physicians and APPs: Get a New Provider Headshot

McKim Hall | Ground Floor, Room G045 | No appointment necessary. Bring a white coat if you have one; if not, one will be provided. Photos taken in 10 minutes or less on:

Thursday, Nov. 5 | 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20 |12:30-3:30 p.m.

GLP-1s Beyond Obesity: Emerging Evidence in Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health

4-5 p.m. | Virtual | This series will provide an overview of GLP-1 prescribing, management, and potential side effects. There will be a particular focus on mental health and substance use disorders. Learn more and register.

Thursday, Nov. 5 | GLP-1 Brain: Alcohol Use Disorder
Thursday, Nov. 19 | GLP-1 Brain: Substance Use Disorder
Thursday, Dec. 3 | GLP-1 Brain: Mental Health (Including Compulsion, Anxiety, Depression)

UVA Medical Device Make-A-Thon

Nov. 5-8 | Frugal Innovations in Sustainable Healthcare (FISH), a UVA student organization dedicated to developing affordable healthcare devices, will host this inaugural event. The first student-led, medical device make-a-thon of its kind on the East Coast will bring together interdisciplinary student teams to design innovative, low-cost solutions to real clinical challenges. UVA Health clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff, residents, fellows, and nurses are invited to serve as mentors, judge final presentations, or submit clinical problem statements for students to address. Learn more and sign up.

Veterans: Send Your Photo and Story to Us

Deadline: Friday, Nov. 6 | If you're a UVA Health team member who is also a veteran, we would like to recognize you in celebration posts on Connect and in UVA Health Update on Veterans Day. To participate, email the below information to uvaconnect@virginia.edu.

Name, title, job at UVA Health.
In which branch did you serve? What was your rank? When did you serve? What was your role in the military?
What does Veterans Day mean to you?
How did your military experience impact your role in healthcare? Does it affect how you care for patients, conduct research, or train students?
Photo of you in uniform.

Faculty Guides Webinar | Taking a Break: Understanding the Different Types of Faculty Leaves

Tuesday, Nov. 10 | noon-1 p.m. | Zoom | Register | Join Faculty Guide Bethany Teachman for a discussion about the different types of leaves available to UVA faculty. This informal presentation and discussion are designed to allow faculty to raise questions so they can get the information they need to figure out their leave options. Zoom link provided following registration. More information about the Faculty Guides program. To make an appointment with a faculty guide for a one-on-one meeting, contact Bethany Teachman or Donna Broshek (for faculty in UVA School of Medicine).

Historical Collections and Services November Open House: Base Hospital No. 41 and the 8th Evacuation Hospital

Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, basement level | Explore collections related to UVA Health’s Base Hospital No. 41 during World War I and the 8th Evacuation Hospital during World War II. Enjoy refreshments and take home a postcard. Details. Questions? Contact hsl-historical@virginia.edu.

Appreciation

Record Breaker: UVA Health Fall 2026 Prescription Drug Take Back Day — Charlottesville to Northern Virginia

Working as One UVA Health team from Charlottesville to Northern Virginia — University, Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William Medical Centers held Fall 2026 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events on Oct. 24.

UVA Health CEO Mitch Rosner, MD, MACP, FRCP, and his wife, UVA Health’s Michelle Rosner, CRNA, MSN, RN, joined fellow UVA Health team members who volunteered their time and energy on a Saturday to support our strategic plan goal of cultivating healthy communities — and initiatives of patient safety, resource stewardship, and more. At University Medical Center, volunteers helped set a record, collecting 272.5 pounds — more than triple (x3.57) the haul from the spring 2026 event of 75 pounds! In addition, the total collection by all three of our medical centers up north added up to 271.6 pounds! Read more on Connect.

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