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Free flu shots, virus vaccines and tests offered locally

WebStarting on Monday, Dec. 13, free shots will be available as long as supplies last at three local health departments, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the days designated below: …

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Almost 1 in 5 new virus cases in Fredericksburg district are among

WebOn Tuesday, the health district’s data team reported that 17 percent of the 939 new cases since July 1 were “breakthrough cases,” people who became infected with the …

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Mental health issues top list of concerns in Fredericksburg region

WebCathy Dyson. More than half the people participating in the 2022 Community Health Assessment rated mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, stress and …

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FREDERICKSBURG AREA VACCINATION SCHEDULE

WebHELP BY PHONE: Available during business hours and weekdays, except holidays. Rappahannock Area Health District call center: 540/899-4797. Healthy Generations Agency on Aging: 540/371-3375. King

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Moss Free Clinic: Commitment to continued care 'unwavering'

WebMoss Free Clinic officials say their commitment to continued care is "unwavering". Cathy Dyson. Mar 27, 2024. U.S. health officials say Americans with …

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Neustatter: How will people who can't afford it get the healthcare …

WebIt doesn’t help, of course, that healthcare is so expensive in the U.S. – costing $12,531 a person in 2020, compared with $2,638 per capita expenditure as an …

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More free community testing for COVID-19 planned in …

WebThe Rappahannock Area Health District is ramping up efforts to provide free COVID-19 tests to local residents. Its third community testing event is Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Family Life

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MWHC at capacity, delaying surgeries because of high numbers of …

WebIn the last week, Mary Washington Healthcare has treated more COVID-19 patients in its intensive care units than at any other point during the 18-month pandemic, forcing the …

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Expansion project planned on Mary Washington Hospital campus

WebThe Kids’ Station day care facility, across from Mary Washington Hospital, will be demolished to make way for a three-story, 39,000-square-foot education and conference …

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Mental health, affordable housing top list of local priorities

WebAug 13, 2022. Mental health, affordable housing and access to health care are top priorities for the region, according to local agencies that have developed a Community Health …

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Financial changes threaten future of Moss Free Clinic

WebThe longtime partnership between the Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic and Mary Washington Healthcare is deteriorating, threatening the future of the clinic that’s served the area’s …

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New VA clinic in Spotsylvania has room to grow

WebThe new Spotsylvania VA clinic is at 4830 Southpoint Drive in Massaponax, not far from the DMV office. It opened Aug. 2, when the former clinic off U.S. 1 in Fredericksburg shut …

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Work to begin next year on new VA clinic in Fredericksburg

WebConstruction of the four-story, 450,000-square-foot facility will begin in the first quarter of 2022 in Spotsylvania County on a 60-acre tract bounded by U.S. 1, Interstate …

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Cigna, Mary Washington Healthcare sign new agreement

WebCathy Dyson. Doctors, hospitals and other facilities associated with Mary Washington Healthcare will rejoin the Cigna network on Dec. 1, ending a split that will have lasted for …

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New VA center 'going to be a game changer' for

WebConstruction crews work on a new, $300 million veterans facility on 60 acres between U.S. 1 and Hood Drive. PETER CIHELKA / THE FREE LANCE–STAR. Construction is …

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Social issues can be large contributor to health problems

WebSocial issues are a large contributor to the health problems of the patients being seen at Moss Clinic — which is in danger of closing. He was a patient of the clinic, …

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Eligible for the vaccine

WebThe local health district is creeping closer to the 20,000 mark in cases as Virginia nears half a million since the pandemic began. To date, 19,102 local residents …

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Kaine hears about ongoing nursing shortage, supply chain …

WebRates continued to go up and by fall 2021, the health care system was paying $160 to $175 an hour for a travel nurse, Dohmann said. As a result, many nurses …

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New clinic opens in Spotsylvania to help those who can’t afford care

WebFredericksburg Christian Health Center has opened a satellite clinic at 7610 Heths Salient St., Suite 116, in Spotsylvania County. The Fredericksburg Christian Health Center is a …

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Neustatter: Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic to celebrate 30 years with …

WebIt would provide sufficient cost savings to allow universal coverage, including eye, dental, behavioral health and long term care without having to pay premiums or a …

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'It's gloom and doom:' Shortage of mental health providers topic …

WebBrandie Williams, the deputy executive director of the RACSB, and Patti Lisk, dean of nursing and health technologies at Germanna Community College, are charged …

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Governor visits Stafford to talk about ‘health crisis’

WebVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited a Stafford County church on Monday to talk with faith leaders about a “behavioral health crises” largely related to drug abuse. The governor, …

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