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Chelyen Davis is health reporter for The Free Lance-Star
Hundreds turn out for start of hospital’s weight-loss challenge
More than 310 people filed through the lobby of the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center last night to be photographed and weighed. They’ll return to the hospital this spring to find …more
January 29th, 2013
Surgeon stapled the arm of an operating room nurse while ‘playing around,’ panel says
A committee of the Virginia Board of Medicine has recommended that a Culpeper surgeon be reprimanded for an “egregious pattern of disruptive behavior.” The committee said that Dr. Benjamin Allen …more
January 24th, 2013
Greenfield contracts with Pratt to have office in its new assisted living home
Greenfield Senior Living cut the ceremonial ribbon this afternoon on its third assisted living facility in the region and its first in Spotsylvania County. Residents are scheduled to arrive next …more
January 23rd, 2013
Four thoughts after attending a program on the Affordable Care Act
Last week the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce sponsored a breakfast meeting that drew 180 people. The turnout was one of best ever for a Chamber daytime program. The topic: …more
January 16th, 2013
Official: Purchase of Reese practice does not signal new direction for Mary Washington Healthcare
Mary Washington Healthcare has traditionally not owned primary care practices, and the purchase of Reese Medical Associates this month does not signal a change of corporate policy, a hospital official …more
January 14th, 2013
Local doctor disciplined for inadequate care and sexual contact with patient
A committee of the Virginia Board of Medicine has found that a Fredericksburg-area physician violated state law when he failed to properly manage the care of drug-dependent patients. The committee …more
January 11th, 2013
Mary Washington purchases primary care practice in Spotsylvania
Officials at Mary Washington Healthcare said Friday afternoon that they had purchased Reese Medical Associates, the practice of Dr. W. Andrew Reese in Spotsylvania County. Reese, 52, is a native …more
December 27th, 2012
With upcoming forum, Chamber hopes to ease stress over Affordable Care Act
A survey of local business leaders shows that many are confused about their responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act. Or as Susan Spears described it recently, “We tend to feel …more
December 20th, 2012
Rankin: Hospitals support expansion of the Medicaid program
The deal reached three years ago appears to be unraveling, said Fred Rankin, and hospitals such as Mary Washington will suffer if it does. Rankin, president and chief executive at …more
December 19th, 2012
She reminded me of my Aunt Betty
I confess that I was probably biased toward Sister Mary Ellen Lacy when I heard her speak yesterday. She reminded me a lot of my Aunt Betty. Sister Lacy is …more
