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Oct 26, 2023

Medical Providers At Unity Health Care, D.C.’s Largest Community Health Center, Vote To Unionize

Health care providers say they’re struggling with burnout, high turnover rates, and not having enough time to provide quality patient care.

Sep 01, 2016

Demand At A Gleaming New Medical Center In Southwest Outpaces Supply Of Physicians

Since opening two years ago, Community of Hope’s Conway Center has been adding popular services, but it still has nearly 20 healthcare provider positions open.

Mar 01, 2011

PSA: Don’t Wait On Symptoms To Get Checked For Measles

This morning, we noted the locations where the D.C. Department of Health said a woman infected with measles traveled inside the District. It’s been subsequently pointed out to us that our language might have been a little misleading: if you were at those locations on February 21, you should at least double-check to make sure that you have been vaccinated and go see a healthcare provider.

Jan 31, 2010

Speaking of Stuff Falling From the Sky

So in one of those freak occurrences involving a meteorite striking a doctor’s office in Lorton, Virginia, a meteorite struck a doctor’s office in Lorton — and then things got weird. Cool and collected doctors Marc Gallini and Frank Ciampi, having nearly been struck by bits of space rock falling from the universe, decided to donate this chunk of ancient sky to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — thinking that they would…

 
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