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Doctor Prefers Rural Practice Over City Life in Virginia
In The Plains Fauquier County Virginia Dr Sam Adams a general practitioner with 2000 patients treats emergencies delivers babies makes house calls and runs a small town practice rather than move to a big city He recalls his start back in 1948 and notes the growing specialization in medicine and the lure of urban hospitals yet values the close patient ties and the local hospital Fauquier Hospital supported by prominent donors keeps rural care viable.
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