What Happened?
Onancock, VA-based Eastern Shore Rural Health has Promoted Jeannette R. Edwards as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Serving Virginia's Eastern Shore with five medical centers and four dental locations from Chincoteague Island to Cape Charles, Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. (ESRHS), is the medical provider of choice for more than half the Eastern Shore community's population. All ESRHS centers are open Monday - Friday with evening hours available including 10-hour days at the Onley center. ESRHS is open on Saturday mornings year-round at the Onley center and seasonally at Chincoteague. In addition to primary medical and dental services, ESRHS offers health education, pharmacy assistance, digital x-ray, labwork, travel immunizations and much, much more. In partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, ESRHS is able to offer toll passes for qualifying residents who have a medical visit with a specialist. ESRHS' electronic health records system means you can be seen at any ESRHS center and the staff will have your complete medical history. ESRHS' highly qualified clinicians offer compassionate, dedicated care for their patients. At ESRHS you are more than just a medical chart, you're a part of a family-oriented medical home. In one year's time 28,483 people chose one of Rural Health's five medical locations or four dental locations for their healthcare needs. We provided 92,712 medical and 13,606 dental visits. This past fiscal year, 29% of Rural Health patients had private insurance; 19% had Medicaid; 14% had Medicare; and 38% were uninsured.
About the Person
Jeannette R. Edwards is Chief Human Resources Officer for Eastern Shore Rural Health, having organized a successful campaign to raise money for the new Onley Community Health Center. She is a past president of the Onancock Rotary Club, recently receiving the President's Award from the district for outstanding leadership. She also serves on the board of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce and is is a member of the Accomack County Soroptimists, where she received an award from Soroptimist international for Women Helping Women. She and her husband, Tony, are members of Onley Methodist Church, where they conduct a coat closest that has supplied over 1,000 coats, gloves, hats and scarves to needy families.
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