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deep connection and commitment to the community that worked so tirelessly to establish it.
Paige Slemp —“With a skilled healthcare team aided by advanced technology, I survived breast cancer…Thanks Riverside.”
Reed was established by citizens. During the early 1970s, before the hospital was created, it was common for patients to have to drive long distances for medical treatment. Tired of seeing elderly and unwell friends and family make the long arduous trip to other hospitals, citizens decided to ban together and petition for a community hometown hospital. Soon, with the help of neighboring Riverside Hospital in Newport News, the Middle Peninsula’s first community hospital was born. For years, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital has maintained this same
Riverside Walter Reed has changed a lot since its inception in 1977. As advances in medicine were made, Riverside Walter Reed continued to evolve, adapt and embrace all new medical innovations. Today, this community hospital is known for using state-of-the-art technology to prevent, diagnose and treat illness. Exemplary examples of providing the most advanced form of technology are readily seen with the Linear Accelerator installed in 2004, which provides advanced radiation treatment for cancer patients, the Open Bore MRI, installed in 2006, Digital Mammography installed in 2009, and most recently the installation of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy equipment, all of which provides physicians with the most sophisticated images available to help diagnose and treat patients. Riverside Walter Reed’s board-
certified surgeons utilize modern equipment and minimally invasive techniques to assure that the community has the best surgical services available.
For example, Riverside Walter Reed’s general surgeons lead the way in the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques. They have recently adopted the advanced technique of single site endoscopic cholecystecomy for removing gallstones. This technique used on select patients reduces risk and hastens recovery. In additional to general and vascular surgery, other surgical specialties offered include Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology, ENT, Urology and Ophthalmology.
Ben and Nan Higgins— “We have a world class hospital and surgeons within walking distance of home…Thanks Riverside.”
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