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PMT Virginia News

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Heart, health related news story for state.

PMT's State News Archives

Virginia FAQs

Is your Virginia ACLS recertification accepted by my employer?

Pacific Medical Training's VA ACLS courses are accepted nationally and internationally. You can easily register and immediately begin your cert or recert course from your computer 24/7/365.

Does the Virginia PALS recertification course contain material on post pediatric resuscitation?

Yes, there is a unit dedicated to post pediatric resuscitation in our VA PALS recertification course. The unit covers post resuscitation management priorities for multiple systems.

Do you have video interactive technologies in the Virginia BLS courses?

The current VA BLS courses are written in standard HTML. This format is easier to use and faster to load on all computers. Video courses sometimes encounter problems with computers that have limited bandwith and can be difficult to operate when you'd like to review course materail closely.

Critical Care Providers Should Know

The state of Virginia is ranked as the 20th healthiest state in the nation by the United Health Foundation. There are some health areas in which Virginia is doing far better than the national average such as obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. On the other hand, there are some health issues that the state of Virginia needs to be concerned with; there are a high percentage of people who are diabetic, who smoke, and who have had a heart attack.

• 14% of the adults in Virginia are in fair to poor health
• 36.7% of adults in Virginia have high cholesterol
• 27.4% of adults in Virginia have high blood pressure
• 26.4% of the adult population are obese
• 8.7% of the adults in Virginia are diabetic
• 18.5% of the adult population smoke
• The average life expectancy in Virginia is 78.53 years

The Virginia Department of Health has come up with the 95210 plan in order to help parents and children remember healthy habits. The number is designed to help people remember to get 9 hours of sleep, 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, only 2 hours of television, 1 hour of physical activity and 0 sugars. The state of Virginia feels that people can remember those five daily habits easily with that famous number.

In November of 2011, the Virginia Department of Health launched the Choose Virginia website which is designed to entice more health professionals to work in Virginia. The website explains the health industry of Virginia and its benefits. It also explains educational paths and potential career choices. Choose Virginia is also helpful to existing nurses, because it helps them know where to go to keep up-to-date on their classes and their licenses.

Major Hospitals in Virginia

Hospital Name	Address	Map
University of Virginia Medical Center	205 14th Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA 22903	Click to View Full-Size
Virginia Commonwealth University West Hospital	1200 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219	Click to View Full-Size
Inova Fairfax Hospital	3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22003	Click to View Full-Size
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital	400 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, VA 23507	Click to View Full-Size
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital	4121 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060	Click to View Full-Size

About Virginia

Virginia, as the state's motto boasts, is for lovers. That includes lovers of everything from history and caverns to lovers of fall foliage, sandy beaches and horse racing, to name a few.

Virginia was the first English colony in the U.S. (established 1607), has a record setting eight presidents born there and the state's capitol, Richmond, was the seat and capitol of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Visiting George Washington's birthplace, Mt. Vernon, touring the site of the battle of Manassas or visiting the favored Colonial Williamsburg are just three of the many historical offerings.

With it's close proximity to the nation's capital, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia is the best known area. In the World War II and Cold War eras, national defense programs moved here with job growth and population following. Fairfax County, in this area, ranks high nationally in household income, many of the state's famous technology workers reside here and Tyson's Corner is the famous center where business and shopping converge.

State residents have numerous lifestyle choices. Urbanites favor Richmond or Hampton Road's two large cities, Norfolk and Virginia Beach, located on the Chesapeake Bay and alluring with what the beach has to offer. Those that prefer the mountains choose the world famous Shenandoah Mountains, noted for their brilliant fall foliage and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Suburban dwellers choose the areas around the major urban centers and there is gentrified country dwelling in Virginia's horse country, Middleburg and surrounding Loudon County and then there is the Eastern Shore for more casual dwellers.

Virginia is proud of its military presence, past and present. Home to the world's largest Naval Base, Norfolkm the state's oldest and famous military academy, Virginia Military Institute and a large population now proudly serving the nation's military.

Virginia is also famous for it's fine public and private universities and colleges including the University of Virginia, the College of William and Mary and Virginia Tech, to name a few.

It is easy to see why Virginia is a state destination of choice for lovers of work, play, history and just about everything in between.

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Pacific Medical Training Course Acceptance Chart

We provide online emergency education services to customers throughout the United States and internationally. Our courses are based on current AHA guidelines as documented in the official training manuals, and have been successfully used by thousands of individual and commercial/government customers for both certification and recertification.

For a complete list of US states and cities where our courses are accepted, plus basic local health statistics, see the chart below.

West Pacific Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Washington	Seattle	79.65 years	15th	✔
Oregon	Portland	79.04 years	10th	✔
California	Los Angeles San Diego San Jose San Francisco Long Beach Fresno Sacramento Oakland	80.4 years		✔
Alaska		78.3 years	50th	✔
Hawaii	Honolulu	81.48 years	4th	✔

West Mountain Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Arizona	Phoenix Mesa Tucson	79.92 years	29th	✔
Colorado	Denver Colorado Springs	79.92 years	32nd	✔
Idaho		79.21 years	19th	✔
Montana		78.35 years	25th	✔
Nevada	Las Vegas	77.59 years	42nd	✔
New Mexico	Albuquerque	78.21 years	34th	✔
Utah		80.08 years	7th	✔
Wyoming		77.61 years	21st	✔

West North Central Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Iowa		79.68 years	5th	✔
Kansas	Kansas City	78.41 years	26th	✔
Nebraska	Omaha	79.18 years	16th	✔
North Dakota		80.10 years	12th	✔
Minnesota	Minneapolis	80.85 years	6th	✔
Missouri		77.44 years	33rd	✔
South Dakota		79.85 years	23rd	✔

East North Central Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Illinois	Chicago	78.86 years	28th	✔
Indiana	Indianapolis	77.71 years	38th	✔
Michigan	Detroit	77.89 years	30th	✔
Ohio	Cleveland Columbus	77.52 years	36th	✔
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	79.32 years	13th	✔

Middle Atlantic Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
New Jersey		79.66 years	11th	✔
New York	New York City	80.36 years	18th	✔
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	78.16 years	26th	✔

New England Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Connecticut		80.18 years	21st	✔
Maine		78.68 years	8th	✔
Massachusetts	Boston	80.10 years	5th	✔
New Hampshire		79.90 years	2nd	✔
Rhode Island		79.26 years	10th	✔
Vermont		79.70 years	1st	✔

West South Central Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Arkansas		76.09 years	47th	✔
Louisiana	New Orleans	75.39 years	49th	✔
Oklahoma	Tulsa Oklahoma City	75.60 years	3rd	✔
Texas	Houston Dallas El Paso San Antonio Arlington Austin Fort Worth	78.27 years	6th	✔

East South Central Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Alabama		75.18 years	47th	✔
Kentucky	Louisville	76.19 years	43rd	✔
Mississippi		74.81 years	50th	✔
Tennessee	Nashville Memphis	76.2 years	39th	✔

South Atlantic Region
State	Major Cities	Average Life Expectancy	National Health Ranking	PMT Courses Accepted
Delaware		78.38 years	30th	✔
Florida	Miami Jacksonville	79.70 years	33rd	✔
Georgia	Atlanta	77.09 years	31st	✔
Maryland	Baltimore	78.09 years	22nd	✔
North Carolina	Charlotte	77.19 years	32nd	✔
South Carolina		76.57 years	45th	✔
Virginia	Virginia Beach	78.53 years	20th	✔
West Virgina		75.16 years	9th	✔