Riverside Health System recently named Dr. Fred Arnold the Service Line Chief overseeing physicians practicing at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester and across the Middle Peninsula.

Arnold has practiced in Gloucester since 1985. His practice, Riverside Urology Specialists, located on Meredith Drive near Walter Reed, will continue to see patients twice a week, a Riverside release said.
Arnold said his goals are to foster a strong sense of community among the physicians practicing on the Middle Peninsula and to promote the comprehensive services offered on Gloucester’s only hospital campus.

“The way I see it, I’m an encourager,” Arnold said. “Encourage new doctors to come here to work. Support their efforts. Help us all work together in the hospital and around the community and give the best quality care we can.” Before coming to work in Gloucester, Arnold served in the U.S. Air Force, attended the Medical College of Virginia and completed ...