The $3,500 grant from Mary Washington Healthcare Foundation will support a range of supportive services for patients and their families.
Fredericksburg region cancer support foundation receives $3,500 grant
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Fredericksburg Rescue Squad hosts free “Stop The Bleed” and CPR training sessions
It’s next Thursday…you don’t need to sign up in advance
Fredericksburg Planning Commission recommends approval of MWHC rezoning plans
The project will go before City Council for approval later this month.
MWHC’s best-laid plans come under scrutiny during planning commission meeting
Commission continues public hearing on zoning amendment, will vote on proposed projects May 8.
Concerned community members rally to ‘save the Moss Free Clinic’
Clinic seeks donations, support as it looks to maintain operations in the face of financial issues.
Fredericksburg Farmers Market opens Saturday
Market supports local producers and promotes good nutrition, sense of community.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Mary Washington Medical Oncology
Dr. Rod Flynn and Dr. Maithreyi Samara talk about the multi-discipline breast cancer clinic.
Spotsylvania County counselor helps remove major hurdle in her profession
Bill signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin substitutes complicated test to becoming licensed as a mental health counselor in Virginia with a less strenuous exam.
Riverbend freshman spends spring break combatting ‘period poverty’
Cora Shields visited Peru to educate young women on menstrual health.
MWHC’s Richardson honored with Community Changemaker Award
Richardson has been a long-time supporter of project to help families and communities overcome barriers to eating well.
LISTEN: Rappahannock Area Health District
Erin Perkins and Valerie Hopson-Bell on National Public Health Week. We look at the various areas where the Rappahannock Health District assists the community–it’s more than vaccines and health inspections
UPDATED: Discussions between MWHC, Moss Free Clinic ‘will not continue’
Boards representing the two nonprofits met March 12, but the gathering apparently did not yield a productive resolution.
RAHD: No measles cases confirmed locally in 2024
Virginia is well covered by the MMR vaccine, with 95% of kindergartners’ records reflecting fully vaccinated status.
An egg-cellent gesture: MWHC donates more than 450 Easter baskets
In the past 13 years, over 5,300 donated Easter baskets have been distributed throughout the Fredericksburg area.
The Moss Clinic exists to provide care to those who can’t afford it. What happens if it can’t afford to provide care?
The prognosis for the clinic, which serves exclusively low-income patients, appears grim.
MWHC proposes to build medical clinic and conference center, renovate Snowden House
Healthcare nonprofit’s plans detailed in zoning map amendment submitted to city of Fredericksburg.
LISTEN: Town Talk/American Red Cross Blood Services
Only 3% of us give blood. Alexis Innis with American Red Cross Blood Services talks about why that needs to change.
Therapist’s service an early victory for Black mental health patients in Fredericksburg
In the early 1970s, Thomas Victory became the first Black staffer at the Rappahannock Guidance Clinic.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Hematology Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg
Dr. Chris Vaughn and Dr. Charles Maurer talk about the choice cancer patients have when diagnosed. The story of a local woman who will be the first in the nation enrolled in a lung cancer trial. hoafredericksburg.com
LISTEN: Town Talk/Mary Washington Healthcare Radiology
Dr. Shirley Cherry and Donna Morris talk about Mary Washington Healthcare’s School of Radiologic Technology. sort.mwhc.com
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