Serving the counties of Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe, and the cities of Bristol, Covington, Galax, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem.
The mission of the Southwest Virginia AHEC (SWAHEC) is to provide education, information, training, and services to improve health outcomes in Southwest Virginia. SWAHEC primarily focuses on rural health care workforce development to meet the needs of communities and health care professionals.
Located in Saltville, Virginia, SWAHEC reaches some of the most needy areas in the Appalachians. Established in 1993, SWAHEC is an independent, not-for-profit corporation led by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is primarily made up of community members from health care and education organizations.
The U. S. Health Resources and Services Administration, the Commonwealth of Virginia and community organizations provide funding for SWAHEC.
Our major programs are:
For more information on our programs, please contact:
Susan Alford
Executive Director
Southwest Virginia AHEC
T.K. McKee Building
P.O. Box 729 319 Fifth Avenue
Saltville, Virginia 24370
Phone: 276-496-4083
Fax: 276-496-4839
E-mail: swahec@svchs.com
Southwest Virginia AHEC Board of Directors 2005-2006:
Chair: Howard Chapman
Vice Chair: Marty Roberson
Treasurer: Bruce Bennard, Ph.D.
Secretary: Ellen Kirby Coale
Member-at-Large: Gregory Hayden, M.D.
Debra L. Carter, R.N., M.S.N.
Senator Creigh Deeds
Amy J. Harden, M.D., FAAP
Tony Lawson
Roger Mullins, J.D.
Margie Tucker, Ph.D.
Jan Willcox, D.O.
