w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart spoke with leaders at the health center who say this expansion is needed. the rockbridge area health center served more than three thousand low- income, insured, and uninsured people last year. that number is growing "really the people that need help the most aren't able to get it." "it's terrible it's a terrible situation." suzanne sheridan is the ceo of the rockbridge area health center and she's hoping to change that. the center plans to use the million dollars in grant money to renovate and add to the building. "we want to expand our program areas, so we're going to be adding medical exam rooms, we'll be adding dental operatories, we want to be able to serve more people." sheridan says it's still hard for some people in our area to get access to healthcare, partly because virginia hasn't expanded medicaid. "they're too poor or they make too much money to qualify for medicaid, but they don't make enough to qualify for the special tax incentives that are available through the affordable care act." "just because you have health insurance doesn't mean you have access to health

thirties overall and you can see on the seven day planner him sues me will get to that the rockbridge area health center is planning to expand it's facilites after it was awarded a million dollar government grant. the center plans to use this grant to renovate and add more medical exam rooms, dental operation rooms, and programs. they're still in the design phase of the project. i'm told they're expecting to serve more than five thousand people this year and add jobs once construction is complete. leaders hope this will increase access to healthcare for people in the area. suzanne sheridan: "just because you have health insurance doesn't mean you have access to healthcare services. this is especially a problem in rural area where you don't have a lot of doctors." construction is planned to begin in march. a new way to detect a serious condition in expectant moms. and the root cause of hair loss. chris martinez has those stories and more in today's hometown health. we all know our hair thins out as we age.. but why. researchers in japan found that as we get older, dna damage to hair follicle stem cells s

the rockbridge area health center is planning to expand it's facilites after it was awarded a million dollar government grant. the center plans to use this grant to renovate and add more medical exam rooms, dental operation rooms, and expand patient programs. they're still in the design phase of the project. i'm told they're expecting to serve more than five thousand people this year and add jobs once construction is complete. leaders hope this will increase access to healthcare for people in the area. suzanne sheridan: "just because you have health insurance doesn't mean you have access to healthcare services. this is especially a problem in rural area where you don't have a lot of doctors." construction is planned to begin in march. rail service may soon return to bedford. a group is working with a consultant company to find out the impact a station there would have on the local economy. academy center of the arts have almost raised enough money to restore the venue. the challenge one donor has set to the money. 40temperature starting off in the twenties and thirties across the area