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Riverside Health Systems
Celebrating 100 years, RHS has a presence on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, operating physician practices and hospitals in Gloucester and Tappahannock.
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Vintage Riverside
Riverside Health Systems will officially commemorate its 100th birthday on December 10 with system-wide celebrations.
In 1915, before the outbreak of World War I, and before the discovery of penicillin, the Newport News General & Non-Sectarian Hospital, Inc. received a charter to open a hospital. Nobody could have guessed what changes were in store for health care, or what role the new medical facility would come to play in the lives of the people of Eastern Virginia.
Over a century, farsighted management and generations of dedicated medical and support staff have allowed what was once a fledgling local hospital to grow into Riverside Health System (RHS), the region’s premier health-care organization.
Today RHS has a presence on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, operating physician practices and hospitals in Gloucester and Tappahannock, both managed by community boards.
From a historical perspective, The Orchard in Warsaw is one of Riverside’s newer operations. Opened in 2002, the facility provides assisted living, skilled nursing care, and memory support services. Pam Doshier, administrator since 2011, says there are distinct advantages to being part of RHS. “There are so many administrative and clinical resources available to help us in managing our operations. We are free to focus on providing quality care for our residents.”
RHS will officially commemorate its 100th birthday on December 10 with system-wide celebrations. Those interested in RHS’s history of groundbreaking advances in regional health-care delivery can check out the new microsite riversideonline.com/100/timeline.cfm. Those who have stories to share about RHS are encouraged to contact Peter Glagola, senior director of Brand Management and Public Relations at peter.glagola@rivhs.com.
This article appeared in the Fall 2015 issue of The Local Scoop Magazine, pg. 15.