Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

Piedmont Geriatric Hospital PGH is a 123-bed psychiatric facility that serves individuals over the age of 65

Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner is another person who gets called “the Father of Black Psychology,” because he was the first Bl...
02/25/2026

Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner is another person who gets called “the Father of Black Psychology,” because he was the first Black man to earn his Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Sumner was accepted into Clark University’s doctoral psychology program, but was then drafted to serve in WWI. Upon his return, he re-enrolled and his dissertation was accepted. Dr. Sumner struggled to get his research published because of the color of his skin, but persisted nonetheless and was able to publish several articles. He is also one of the founding members of the Howard University Psychology Department. 🧠

Our Week 4 recipe for Heart Health Month: A Healthy Dessert Recipe from the American Heart Association - Honey and Spice...
02/25/2026

Our Week 4 recipe for Heart Health Month: A Healthy Dessert Recipe from the American Heart Association - Honey and Spice Pears 🍯🍐

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We are currently searching for an LPTA to assist with our patients at our facility! Excellent benefits and a chance to f...
02/24/2026

We are currently searching for an LPTA to assist with our patients at our facility! Excellent benefits and a chance to flourish with our professional team of healthcare workers 🏥

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Inez Beverly Prosser is considered to be the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. Her dissertation, “The Non...
02/24/2026

Inez Beverly Prosser is considered to be the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. Her dissertation, “The Non-Academic Development of Negro Children in Mixed and Segregated Schools,” evaluated the effects of racial inequality and racism on the development of Black children’s identity and mental health. Her research and arguments helped lead some of the first discussions about desegregating American schools.

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Dr. Maultsby was the founder of the psychotherapeutic method, rational behavioral therapy. Through his work and therapeu...
02/23/2026

Dr. Maultsby was the founder of the psychotherapeutic method, rational behavioral therapy. Through his work and therapeutic method, Dr. Maultsby explored emotional and behavioral self-management. Dr. Maultsby’s unique contributions include making emotional self-help a legitimate focus of scientific research and clinical use. Through rational behavior therapy, he formulated a comprehensive system of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and counseling that incorporated, in a clinically useful way, the most recent neuropsychological facts about how the brain works in relation to emotional and behavioral self-control. The technique of cognitive-behavioral therapy and counseling that Dr. Maultsby created is the first comprehensive, yet short-term, culture and drug-free technique of psychotherapy that produces long-term therapeutic results. In addition to authoring books for health professional therapists and counselors, Dr. Maultsby has written four pioneering books that describe his method of emotional self-help, called rational self-counseling.

Today for we have Freda C. Lewis-Hall. She earned her B.S. degree from Johns Hopkins University and her medical doctor...
02/22/2026

Today for we have Freda C. Lewis-Hall. She earned her B.S. degree from Johns Hopkins University and her medical doctorate from Howard University in Washington, DC. She served as Pfizer, Inc.’s Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President until the end of 2018 and as Chief Patient Officer and Executive Vice President during 2019. Trained as a psychiatrist, Dr. Lewis-Hall has held an array of leadership roles across the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as in academia, medical research, and direct service provision. In 2010, Dr. Lewis-Hall was appointed by the Obama Administration to the inaugural Board of Governors for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and in 2012 she was appointed chair of the Cures Acceleration Network Review Board and a member of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative and on numerous other boards, including those of Harvard Medical School, The Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, and Save the Children. Dr. Lewis-Hall has received several recognitions including being named as one of Savoy’s Top Influential Women in Corporate America in 2012, named “Woman of the Year” by Healthcare Businesswomen’s Associations in 2011, as well as being recognized in 2010 as one of the nation’s 75 Most Powerful Women in Business by Black Enterprise Magazine and among the 25 Most Influential African Americans in health care by Black Health Magazine.

Dr. Hope Landrine was an expert in health psychology and public health. In 1992, she published “The Politics of Madness”...
02/21/2026

Dr. Hope Landrine was an expert in health psychology and public health. In 1992, she published “The Politics of Madness” which presented her research on the presence of existing societal inequities in the diagnosis and categorization of psychiatric disorders. This was some of the first scientific data that showed that stereotypes of women, people living in poverty, and racial and ethnic minorities were likely affecting psychiatric diagnoses and helping to maintain the inequities already present in society. Dr. Landrine frequently applied a public health lens to psychology and psychiatry and argued that the field of psychology’s focus on decontextualized individuals is insufficient for understanding overall health.

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Dr. Beverly Greene is a pioneer of intersectional psychology, and her work on heteros*xism, s*xism, and racism has illum...
02/20/2026

Dr. Beverly Greene is a pioneer of intersectional psychology, and her work on heteros*xism, s*xism, and racism has illuminated how different intersecting facets of a person’s identity shape their experiences of privilege, oppression, and mental health. Dr. Greene’s work earned her the honor of the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology in 2008.

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Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was a pioneering African American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study...
02/19/2026

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was a pioneering African American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer’s disease. While working at Westborough State Mental Hospital, he performed his ground-breaking research on the physical changes to the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Dr. Fuller was one of the first known Black psychiatrists and worked alongside Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first discovered the traits of Alzheimer’s disease in 1901.

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02/19/2026

Today for we have Dr. Paul B. Cornely.

Dr. Cornely’s professional work focused on the development of public health initiatives aimed at reducing healthcare disparities among the chronically underserved. He also made significant contributions to civil rights movements through his efforts to desegregate health facilities across the U.S.

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02/19/2026

Our spotlight for today is on Dr. Joycelyn Elders. Dr. Elders was the first Black person and the second woman to be sworn in as the Surgeon General of the United States. During her tenure as Surgeon General, Dr. Elders advocated for universal health coverage, comprehensive health education, including s*x education in schools.

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About PGH

PGH is a 123-bed psychiatric facility that serves individuals over the age of 65. We are operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and have been awarded the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. We are dedicated to providing outstanding treatment and improving our patient’s health and quality of life. This commitment means that we strive to be a leader in geriatric psychiatry and to ensure our team is comprised of well-trained staff and patient-centered physicians. PGH is located in rural Nottoway County, Virginia. Nottoway County contains the towns of Burkeville, Crewe, and Blackstone. The estimated population in 2016 was 15,595. Nottoway County is situated south of the James River, thus making it a part of the Southside Virginia Region. We are located within a reasonable distance to shopping and entertainment in the metro Richmond area, the Town of Farmville, and the City of Lynchburg. While the bricks and mortar and technical equipment are essential resources for our organization, the heart and soul of PGH is its people. It is our nursing, clinical, administrative, facility maintenance, food services, housekeeping, pharmacy, rehabilitation, allied health, and other caregiving staff who work tirelessly to ensure that our patient's needs are met. We are incredibly proud of our work and confident in the quality of services we provide at PGH.