Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Medical Center is one of the few hospitals in the nation that screens aging physicians and nurses to ensure competency and patient safety, according to an NBC 29 report.
The hospital requires physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and nurse anesthetists to go through neurocognitive and physical testing after they turn 70. Once they turn 75, they must undergo the screening every two years, according to the report. The test is similar to one that someone who is at risk from Alzheimer's or another memory problem may undergo.
UVA Medical Center has had this screening program in place since 2011. About 40 physicians go through the testing each year, according to NBC 29.