A new regional partnership designed to strengthen health care workforce development throughout the Fredericksburg area, Northern Neck and the Middle Peninsula was rolled out recently.
This is part of a statewide initiative called the Virginia Partnership for Health Science Careers. Public and private sector stakeholders, including schools, hospitals and other health care providers, are being brought together to better align the region’s workforce development efforts and create career opportunities in the health care industry.
The partnership will be coordinated by Ann Rector through the Bay Consortium Workforce Development Board and involve additional partners, which include the Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance, the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, Rappahannock Community College, HCA Healthcare Bon Secours Health System, Germanna Community College, Ledwith Lewis Free Clinic, Mary Washington Healthcare, Moss Free Clinic, Northern Neck–Middlesex Free Health Clinic, Riverside Health, Sentara...