Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD Orthopaedic & Spine Center (OSC) Far too often, gently-used Durable Medical Equipment winds up in the trash or gathering dust for years in closets, attics and basements. Yet those crutches, canes, walkers, splints, slings, boots, cervical collars, back braces, bone growth stimulators and more are in desperately short supply in many … [Read more...] about Embrace Foundation: Recycling Durable Medical Equipment
My Favorite Charity
How My Service Dog Saved My Life
How My Service Dog Saved My Life Help for Patients Suffering with PTSD Through K9s forWarriors By Andrew Davis I moved to Norfolk about six years ago after serving in the U.S. Army National Guard for 10 years. The adjustment wasn’t easy – the nights were the worst. My body knew I was exhausted, but my mind had other ideas. Every evening, I would go to bed knowing that in just … [Read more...] about How My Service Dog Saved My Life
Beach Health Clinic
BEACH HEALTH CLINIC Deepak R. Talreja,MD Sentara Cardiology Specialists Working with and volunteering at the Beach Health Clinic is a true joy for Dr. Deepak Talreja. His work with indigent patients at the free clinic reminds him exactly why he became a cardiologist – or simply a doctor in general. “We all love helping people and making a difference,” Dr. Talreja says. “It’s … [Read more...] about Beach Health Clinic
Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
Wayne J. Reynolds, DO, Sentara Family Physicians Gloucester For more than two decades, the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic has helped hundreds of people a year manage medical problems that they otherwise couldn’t afford to treat. The Care Clinic and its on-site pharmacy have kept countless uninsured patients, most of them working poor, out of … [Read more...] about Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
The Arthritis Foundation, Hampton Roads Chapter
Nicolai B. Baecher, MD, Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Inc. (SMOC) Arthritis is astonishingly common: one in every four Americans will suffer from a form of joint inflammation, pain and stiffness, sometimes beginning in early childhood. In the military community, that percentage rises to one in three people. The Arthritis Foundation’s … [Read more...] about The Arthritis Foundation, Hampton Roads Chapter
