Join a specialty group practice in southwest Virginia where call coverage is 1:5.
A sub-specialty interest in shoulder arthroscopy would be a plus, but is not required.
No fellowship training is required.
Welcome to the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, to a place of trout filled rivers, quiet lakes, and majestic mountains. With its beautiful location and rich history, this region is home to a variety of noteworthy recreational, cultural and historical sites.
The hospital is a 200+ bed, full service, and acute-care community hospital. Recent capital improvements include a new $2.7 million MRI, a $1.1 million 16-slice CT scanner, and a $1.2 million ambulatory surgery center. We recently completed an expansive renovation project designed to separate inpatient and outpatient services, improve the flow of people in the hospital, and provide more convenient and efficient services to our patients. There is a state-of-the-art Oncology Center, affiliated with Duke University, and a Breast Care Center are recent additions as well as a Hyperbaric/Wound Care Center and Sleep Lab. Physical Rehabilitation, the Cancer Center, Breast Care Center, and ER each have dedicated entrances, and the Elective Procedure Services, Laboratory, Radiology, and Cardiopulmonary/Neurophysiology have also been recently renovated.
The community offers ample public and private schools, which provide sound educational support from primary through higher education.
The area is a haven for fishermen and water sports enthusiasts. A local 3,000-acre lake boasts an undeveloped shoreline. Another lake has 500 miles of shoreline and offers water activities, lodging, fishing and big boating sports. The nearby river offers some of the best native brown trout fishing in the state. And a large state park offers 4,750 acres of hiking, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, tent sites, RV hookups, cabins and camping lodges. The area has four private golf clubs, and two public courses. Other sporting opportunities include a speedway, which hosts two Winston Cup races each year, and a rookie league affiliate of the Houston Astros. And forty-five minutes west here is the Blue Ridge Parkway, ranked America’s most scenic drive by leading travel writers, offering 469 toll free miles of awesome natural beauty and pioneer history.
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