Wilmington wins wild one from P-Nats
Noel Arguelles was two outs from a seven-inning no-hitter on Tuesday night in Wilmington – and then things got weird. With Francisco Soriano at second base after a leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt, Destin Hood hit a popup to right field. Yem Prades lost it in the sky, though; it fell in the outfield for a game-tying triple and ended the no-hit bid. Justin Bloxom then gave the Nationals a lead with a single into centerfield. But that was not nearly the end of the drama, as the clubs traded the lead two more times, the last of which netted Wilmington a 4-3 win to split Tuesday’s doubleheader.
Arguelles had been brilliant through six innings; he would have had a perfect game were it not for Gerard Hall’s error in the third inning. He walked none and struck out a pair through six innings. His leadoff walk to Soriano was the first misstep of the night for the Cuban lefthander – and it would cost him.
Wilmington tied the game in the bottom of the seventh off Hector Nelo, who relieved a brilliant Danny Rosenbaum. Nelo gave up a one-out double to Julio Rodriguez, who was lifted for pinch runner Deivy Batista. Batista scored when Joey Lewis singled to right, and the game went to an extra eighth inning.
Potomac took another lead in the eighth. J.R. Higley doubled to open the frame and moved to third on Eury Perez’s one-out infield single. After a failed safety squeeze attempt, Francisco Soriano hit a sacrifice fly to center that put the Nats ahead 3-2.
Neil Holland started the bottom of the inning on the mound. He yielded a leadoff infield single to Prades. After Nick Van Stratten sacrificed him to second, John Whittleman grounded out to third. Kurt Mertins then singled to center field to score Prades, and moved to second on the late throw home. The next batter, Tim Ferguson hit a rocket off the mound that landed in center and won the game for Wilmington, 4-3.
On the evening, Rosenbaum allowed just one earned run on six hits in six innings; the run scored in the first inning when Van Stratten singled in Whit Merrifield, who had doubled to open the game.
In the first game, the Nationals took an immediate lead. Destin Hood singled to center field to score a pair and snap the 1-1 tie, where the game stood when suspended Monday night. The Nats tacked on another run in the seventh with a Steven Souza single – and it would prove to be the winner after a tumultuous ninth.
Rob Wort and Josh Smoker combined to allowed three hits and two runs, but Smoker got Whittleman to fly out to center with the winning runs on base and wrap up a 4-3 Potomac win.
The clubs play the third game in the series Wednesday night at Frawley Stadium. Sammy Solis squares off against Tyler Sample at 7:05.
Library of Congress exhibit coming to Staunton
There will be a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton to welcome the Library of Congress Gateway to Knowledge Traveling Exhibition to Staunton. The ceremony is hosted by the Staunton Public Library and will include Staunton Mayor Lacy King, State Del. Dickie Bell and Richard Adams on trumpet.
The exhibit is housed in a customized 90-foot-long 18-wheeler that expands to 30 feet wide and features facsimiles of selected treasures from the Library of Congress. The truck will be parked near Lake Tams in Gypsy Hill Park. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public Tuesday, Aug. 2 and Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Gateway to Knowledge tour is inspiring new generations to learn and is cultivating new and young patrons for the Library of Congress and, by extension, libraries across the country. The exhibit includes programming especially for teachers and students, providing relevant and engaging learning experiences for lifelong learners.
The exhibition contains high-quality facsimiles of items such as the 1507 Waldseemüller Map (the first document to use the word “America”), the 1455 Gutenberg Bible, the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson’s hand with edits by Benjamin Franklin, and the 1962 drawings for the comic book that introduced Spider-Man to the world.
Since its launch in September at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, the “Gateway to Knowledge” tour has been seen by over 55,000 visitors in over 70 communities in 26 states across the Midwest, South and East Coast. The truck is staffed and driven by docents well-versed in the Library and its collections and visits schools, libraries, community centers and other public venues.
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. The Library serves the U.S. Congress and the nation both on-site in its reading rooms on Capitol Hill and through its award-winning website at www.loc.gov.
The exhibit and its national tour are made possible by the generous support of the Rapoport family. Bernie and Audre Rapoport are founding members of the James Madison Council, the Library’s private-sector advisory group.
This 1,000-square-foot mobile gallery travels to smaller and rural communities across America—areas that may not be aware of their ability to access the wealth of information in this publicly funded institution. MRA experiential tours & equipment is proud to have been selected, through a vendor review process, to work with the Library of Congress in developing and managing this historic experiential touring exhibit.
Ahmed joins Augusta Health Cardiology
Masood Ahmed, M.D., an interventional cardiologist, has joined Augusta Health Cardiology. Dr. Ahmed will see patients in the Fishersville office on the Augusta Health campus through physician referral.
Dr. Ahmed recently finished an interventional cardiology fellowship at the Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans. He has also completed a cardiology fellowship at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. At Yale University School of Medicine, he did postdoctoral cardiology research and completed a nuclear cardiology fellowship. His internal medicine residency was done at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey.
Dr. Ahmed is board-certified in internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and cardiology. His expertise is in coronary and peripheral arterial disease interventions.
Dr. Ahmed, his wife and two children have moved to Fishersville and are looking forward to their new life in the Shenandoah Valley.
Ceremony marks arrival of new high-tech business to Waynesboro
Solutions Place, a 340,000-square-foot office, manufacturing, and distribution business complex in Waynesboro, today welcomed high-tech electronics manufacturer PPI/Time Zero as its newest tenant in a grand opening event attended by top state and local officials.
Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng hailed PPI/ Time Zero’s $1.15 million expansion to Virginia from New Jersey as good for the local and state economy. PPI/Time Zero is filling 60-80 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs in its first round of hiring.
“PPI/Time Zero’s decision to establish operations at Solutions Place creates an excellent opportunity to attract more high-paying manufacturing jobs to Waynesboro and positions the community as an emerging hub for high-tech industries,” said Cheng. “The location is an ideal fit due to the infrastructure in place at the facility, and I congratulate the company for choosing Virginia and the City of Waynesboro as its newest corporate partners.”
From fighter and commercial aircraft to rescue helicopters and unmanned drones, PPI/Time Zero’s cutting-edge control and monitoring systems are used in a wide variety of aerospace and defense-related technology and by companies in the medical and industrial sectors.
Dana M. Pittman, President and CEO of PPI/Time Zero, said the space within Solutions Place will enable the company to expand and enhance its service to existing and new clients, many of which are based in the Mid-Atlantic and South. While many of its contracts come from the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, PPI/Time Zero maintains a diverse client list including such companies as General Electric, IBM, BAE, Hamilton Sundstrand, Eaton, DRS, ITT, L3 and Parker Hannifin.
“Clients come first at PPI/Time Zero,” said Pittman. “The location and support services available at Solutions Place will help us continue to provide the best service and products to our clients as the company grows in coming years, and hopefully, we can help the community grow as well.”
Pittman added that Waynesboro offers a wonderful quality of life for his employees, including good schools, affordable housing, a skilled labor force, and access to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Greg Hitchin, economic development director for the City of Waynesboro, said PPI/Time Zero is an important addition to the new local economy.
“The addition of world-class manufacturer PPI/Time Zero is a significant contribution to the legacy of companies that have called and call Waynesboro home,” said Hitchin. “The addition of nearly 80 technical jobs demonstrates that ‘new manufacturing’—manufacturing that is much more than just putting a nut on a bolt—is exciting, demanding, and high-tech. We are confident that today’s grand opening is just the first of many as Waynesboro continues its tradition of excellence in manufacturing.”
Pittman is no stranger to the community or the business complex now known as Solutions Place. A native of Waynesboro, Pittman began his career with General Electric in 1972, and although he has managed businesses in more than 20 states, he has always maintained a residence in Virginia. In the 1990s, Pittman was vice president of operations for Genicom, a subsidiary of General Electric. Pittman said that it is rewarding to bring jobs back to the same facility, dramatically transformed in the dozen years since Genicom shut its doors.
“I’m very humble about this opportunity. There aren’t that many people who can say they had the chance to bring jobs back to a community that they had to leave due to a company closing,” Pittman said. “It’s very gratifying.”
Since its purchase and rebranding in 2001 by Allied Logistics, Solutions Place has steadily added tenants by offering competitive leasing rates and logistical support through its sister company, Reo Distribution. With its easy access to major interstates and multiple airports, Solutions Place has acted as an incubator for several new and growing businesses.
A Foreign Trade Zone that opened last November at Solutions Place was used for the first time earlier this year. Meanwhile, local business and government officials in Waynesboro are working with companies at Solutions Place to reach out to bustling Central China through an ongoing series of diplomatic visits and initiatives aimed at strengthening business and cultural ties.
Rebecca Polan is director of Solutions Way management and manages leasing at Solutions Place.
“This is an exciting day and PPI/Time Zero’s move fits right into our long-term mission to bring more technology jobs to Waynesboro,” Polan said. “We will support them in any way we can, and I hope that PPI/ Time Zero’s tenancy here acts as a catalyst to encourage other successful technology companies to consider our facility.”
Alumni gift new frisbee golf course to BC
Teed off at your golf performance? If so, say bye-bye to the traditional birdie and join Bridgewater College on July 30 when it completes its new 9-basket course for disc golf – also known as frisbee golf.
The first basket (or hole) of the course is in the college’s intramural field on the north side of Dinkel Avenue at Wakeman Hall. The course progresses west for about three-tenths of a mile and then loops back to the east, eventually ending at the ninth hole behind the Wampler Towers student apartments.
In the morning hours of July 30, Bridgewater students and faculty will assemble the disc baskets at each hole. The course should be open for play in the afternoon.
The course was donated to Bridgewater College by members of the class of 2010. Class president Zack Guida of Bristol, R.I., said the idea to create a disc golf course at the college grew out of a pastime in which he and other students would throw frisbees at random objects, which substituted for baskets.
“Picking out the class gift was something I struggled with for a while,” Guida said. “I brainstormed ideas with classmates and faculty but none of them jumped out at me. Having a particularly active and athletic class, I really wanted it to be sports related, but picking something that would last long term proved difficult.”
Guida said he and 2010 student body president Drew Kirkner of Dublin, Va., recalled their days tossing frisbees on a makeshift course, and thought a real disc golf course would be “the best class gift in the history of Bridgewater College.”
The class of 2010 supported the idea with donations, and Bridgewater College faculty and staff helped push the project through the administrative process with the town of Bridgewater. Guida noted that the course is open to the public as well as the campus community.
“I think this is the perfect gift for the college because, when I asked myself what I loved most about Bridgewater, the answer was: campus involvement, community relationships and the high quality of life on campus,” Guida said. “The disc golf course enhances each of these principals. It’s perfect.”
Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Founded in 1880, it was the state’s first private, coeducational college. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,700 undergraduate students.
Keys take opener from Salem
Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs batted in, leading the Frederick Keys to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox at Harry Grove Stadium on Monday night. The Keys continued their dominance over Salem, winning for the 11th time in the last 12 meetings between the two squads.
The Sox outhit the Keys 8-6, but went a paltry 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Salem had baserunners in all but one inning and brought the tying run to the plate in each of the last six frames. But the Sox could not find the clutch hit, striking out six times with runners in scoring position.
Frederick got on the board with solo tallies in each of the first two frames off of Salem starter Drake Britton. In the first, Machado laced an RBI double, scoring Jonathan Schoop to make it 1-0. An inning later, Brian Ward homered with one out to double the Keys’ advantage. Aside from that, Britton was solid, retiring eight straight to finish his outing. He was tagged with the loss to fall to 1-10, but struck out five and yielded just three hits over four innings.
Salem got a run back in the top of the fifth as a two-out error extended the inning and Vladimir Frias scored on a balk before another pitch was thrown to make it 2-1 Keys.
However, the Keys fought back in the bottom of the fifth, scoring twice off reliever Tom Ebert. The righthander allowed five of the first six hitters to reach, including Machado’s RBI single, but fought back to strike out two batters to strand the bases loaded. Ebert used the back-to-back Ks as a springboard for the rest of his outing, retiring the next six batters in order.
After missed opportunities in the sixth and seventh, Salem loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but scored just once on a sac fly from Peter Hissey. In the ninth, Jorge Padron doubled with two outs, but Bryce Brentz flew out to center to end the game.
Alex Valdez and Dan Butler each had two hits for Salem, who lost for the ninth time in its last 12 games.
The Sox and Keys continue their four-game set on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM. Anthony Ranaudo will make his 10th Carolina League start against Frederick’s Nathan Moreau.
Lynchburg wins at Myrtle Beach
David Hale allows just one run for the second straight start and this time is rewarded with a win. The Pelicans continued their offensive woes with only three hits and one run in the game, coming off a series in Frederick in which the team scored just one run in three games. The bullpen held Myrtle Beach scoreless in the last three and the Hillcats won 4-1.
The Pelican managed to score first with two of their three hits coming back-to-back in the bottom of the second. Santiago Chirino singled and Jared Hoying doubled, putting runners at second and third with one out. Vinny DiFazio then grounded into a 5-6 fielder’s choice. Hoying was tagged out at third but Chirino came in to score, putting the Pelicans up 1-0.
Lynchburg answered in the top of the fourth. Joey Terdoslavich lined his league-leading 27th double of the season to left-center field. Pelican center fielder, Ryan Strausborger dove past the ball, and Phil Gosselin scored all the way from first to tie the game. Terdoslavich would later score on a fielder’s choice giving the Hillcats a 2-1 lead.
The Hillcats added one more in the seventh, an RBI single for L.V. Ware, and another in the ninth when Keenan Wiley tripled home Christian Bethancourt. They led 4-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Ryan Buchter as expected came in for the save. He hit his first batter before retiring three in a row, converting his 10th save in 10 opportunities this season for the Hillcats.
Hale (2-4) earned the win, surrendering just one run on three hits in six innings. Pelicans’ starter Wilfredo Boscan (3-8) took the loss allowing three runs in seven innings of work.
The Hillcats improved to 11-19 with the win, while the Pelicans fell for the fourth straight night and are now 15-16 in the second half.
The two teams meet again tomorrow night at 7:05 pm. RHP Zeke Spruill (7-8) will start for Lynchburg against fellow righty Justin Grimm (2-2) for Myrtle Beach. Listen live to all the action starting with the Hillcats On-Deck Show powered by Honda/Suzuki of Lynchburg at 6:40 pm on 105.5 KD Country and online at lynchburg-hillcats.com.
Hokies in unusual position: Looking up
It might be hard to process this, but … Virginia Tech isn’t the prohibitive favorite to win the ACC this fall.
Yep, it’s true. The media has nominated Florida State as its preseason pick to win the conference.
For the record, Frank Beamer seconds the motion.
“I’d vote for them, too,” said Beamer, whose Hokies, it must be noted, were the pick of the writers and broadcasters who cover the ACC to win the ACC Coastal in 2011.
The issue, to Beamer, is the change at quarterback, where Logan Thomas takes over for Tyrod Taylor. Of course, FSU will undergo its own change at QB, with E.J. Manuel taking over for first-round NFL draft pick Christian Ponder.
The key difference between the two situations: Manuel has been battle-tested, starting six games in two seasons, including last year’s ACC Championship Game against Virginia Tech, subbing for the oft-injured Ponder.
“Their guy has been in some games and played through games and has some experiences. So they have some advantages there,” Beamer said. “Anytime you start with a quarterback, that’s a critical position on your football team, and how that position plays is critical. I think it’s going to be fine, but we’ll see together.”
Beamer also has to make changes at punter and placekicker, and feels like his vaunted Hokie defense has some proving to do after a less-than-stellar 2010.
“We gave up too many big plays last year. I think we’re going to be better, but we need to go out and do that,” said Beamer, who all in all feels his Hokies have “some real question marks there that need to be answered.”
Not that he worries about Thomas, a 6-6, 245-pound sophomore whose physical skills have some in Blacksburg making comparisons to Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton.
Beamer doesn’t want Thomas to have to carry the load the way Newton did for national-champ Auburn last year.
“Having people around him where he doesn’t have to carry the load, he’s got people to get the ball and let them do their thing, I think that’s the best thing for Logan Thomas. And to have an offensive line that gets you that extra little bit of time to throw the football and opens up some running lanes to get your running game going,” Beamer said.
Reporting and videos by Chris Graham. Contact Chris at augustafreepress2@gmail.com.
‘Hoos going to get the start at QB?
The expectations game. Seniors Kris Burd and Chase Minnifield expect the 2011 UVa. football team to go bowling at the end of the season. The news media doesn’t expect as much, slotting Virginia fifth in the six-team ACC Coastal Division.
Coach Mike London has his own expectations.
Year two going into it, you’re looking for improvement on the field also,” London said today at the ACC Football Kickoff.
Virginia went 4-8 in London’s first season at the helm in Charlottesville – a slight improvement over the 3-9 campaign that got Al Groh fired. The schedule in year two is much more favorable. The nonconference schedule includes I-AA William and Mary and I-A lightweight Idaho along with Big 10 also-ran Indiana and a home game with mid-major Southern Miss. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech are at home, as is Duke.
Six or seven wins isn’t out of the realm of possibility. But first things first – London needs to decide, among other things, on a starting quarterback, from a list of less-than-appealing options. Sophomores Ross Metheny and Danny Rocco saw some playing time behind starter Marc Verica last year. Redshirt freshman Michael Strauss and true freshman David Watford are also in the mix, and all had chances to make their case in the spring, though none stood out above the rest.
Getting a handle on the quarterback situation will be priority number one for London and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor.
“We’ll be able to see early on where these guys are and how far they’ve moved either ahead, stayed the same or maybe taken a step back,” said London, who hopes to be able to make some kind of determination about who will get the ball for the opener against William and Mary on Sept. 3 midway through fall camp.
“I’d like it to be before the season starts so as we get into the week before a game week that you have a guy that you know is number one and one is number two. You don’t want it to carry on and linger because you can’t get four guys, three guys, reps, to try to find out who number one is,” London said.
Reporting and videos by Chris Graham. Contact him at augustafreepress2@gmail.com.
BRCC earns workplace honors
Results of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2011 survey of “Great Colleges to Work For” were released today and Blue Ridge Community College was once again recognized as a “Great College to Work For” in 10 of the 12 two-year college categories. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received Great College to Work For recognition was employee feedback. According to the Chronicle’s criteria, BRCC was recognized in the following areas:
Collaborative Governance
Professional/Career-Development Programs
Teaching Environment
Compensation and Benefits
Facilities, Workspaces, and Security
Job Satisfaction and Support
Work/Life Balance
Confidence in Senior Leadership
Supervisor or Department-Chair Relationship
Respect and Appreciation
As a result of achieving this designation in so many different areas, BRCC was also listed on the Chronicle’s “Honor Roll” as one of the top three 2-year colleges in its size category! This is the 3rd consecutive year that BRCC has achieved this honor roll designation. Honor Roll members in the four-year college & university category included institutions such as Duke, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Baylor, and University of Southern California.http://chronicle.com/article/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For/128312/. The BRCC group that volunteered in Haiti is also recognized in a feature article at http://chronicle.com/article/These-Community-Colleges/128303/.
According to The Chronicle, recognition was based on the results of responses from nearly 44,000 administrators, faculty members, and staff members at 310 institutions. The number of institutions participating in this survey makes it the second-largest workplace-recognition program in the country, after Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” In addition to the employee survey, the assessment process also included an analysis of demographic data and workplace policies at each participating college or university.
Participating institutions were segmented into four-year and two-year schools, and then within those categories, institutions were classified based on undergraduate and graduate enrollment: small (fewer than 3,000 students), medium (3,000 to 9,999 students), and large (more than 10,000 students). BRCC achieved its ten designations in the 2-year, medium-sized enrollment category.
More information about BRCC’s recognition can be found at http://chronicle.com/article/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For/128312/. The BRCC group that volunteered in Haiti is also recognized in a feature article at http://chronicle.com/article/These-Community-Colleges/128303/.
BC teacher education given model program status
Bridgewater College’s teacher education program is now ranked as a “model” program by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).
Of three Virginia colleges evaluated by the NCTQ, Bridgewater was the only one that received a positive ranking.
Bridgewater College was hailed by the NCTQ “for being part of a consortium of universities that jointly set high standards and provide training for cooperating teachers, and also for placing almost a third of its student teachers in schools that are both high-needs and high-performing.”
In all, the NCTQ randomly reviewed 134 higher education institutions offering an undergraduate student-teaching program to elementary teacher candidates. Teacher preparation programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia were inspected.
The NCTQ examined supporting documents from each college and university, as well as contracts the institutions had made with school districts. Local school principals were surveyed and five site visits were made to interview student teachers, supervisors, cooperating teachers and field-placement coordinators.
Kate Walsh, president of NCTQ, said the focus of the evaluations was more on the student teacher experience than course content. She said the in-classroom training portion of teacher education – in which students training to be teachers receive “real world,” practical experience – is critical.
Dr. David E. Coffman, a professor of education, director of teacher education and chair of the education department at Bridgewater, noted that this was the first time the college had been evaluated by the NCTQ. The process, he said, took about two years to complete.
“Our top rating in this review shows that Bridgewater College is committed to producing quality teachers who are ready to go into the workplace,” Coffman said. “It also validates the fact that we have the procedures in place to allow us to reach our goal of turning out successful, qualified and caring teachers.”
Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Founded in 1880, it was the state’s first private, coeducational college. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,700 undergraduate students.
Augusta Health employees earn certifications
During the second quarter, 15 Augusta Health employees and five Augusta Medical Group employees earned national certifications in their areas of expertise. These certifications require demonstration of extensive knowledge in a subject area, usually by examination.
“We’re proud of how many Augusta Health employees pursue a national certification. They are not easy to earn and represent a significant investment of personal time for each employee. The credentials these people have earned are evidence of a high level of knowledge and professional skill, and a desire for excellence. This translates to improved quality and service to our patients and clients”, says Mary N. Mannix, FACHE and CEO of Augusta Health.
Augusta Health employees earning advanced national certifications in the second quarter of 2011 are:
Crystal Belbot, Business Office, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Erica Burner, Business Office, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Sonya Campbell, Business Office, Certified Clinic Account Technician (CCAT)
Tiffany Davenport, Business Office, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Sheree Grosso, Business Office, Certified Clinic Account Technician (CCAT)
Jeremy Harris, Information Systems, IT Infrastructure Library Certification (ITIL)
Nancy Hinton, Business Office, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Susan Huffman, Business Office, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Carmen Jones, Augusta Rheumatology, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Kerrie May, Operating Room, Certified Surgical Technician (CST)
Gary Mullis, Transportation Services, International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
Rebecca Price, Outpatient Surgery, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Kelli Puffenbarger, Business Office, Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT)
Sharon Strader, Transportation Services, International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
Janell Tattersal, Business Office, Certified Clinic Account Technician (CCAT)
In addition to these Augusta Health employees, five Augusta Medical Group employees earned certifications. They were:
Debbie Bashlor, Augusta Medical Group, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Becky Catlett, Augusta Medical Group, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Beth McDorman, Augusta Medical Group, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Jean Toman, Augusta Medical Group, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Tammie Toner, Augusta Medical Group, Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Augusta Health is an independent, nonprofit community hospital with a mission to promote the health and well-being of our community through access to excellent care. In 2011, Augusta Health is the only hospital in Virginia to be recognized as a 100 Top Hospital by Thomson Reuters, receive both the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Awards from HealthGrades, and be named a finalist for the Foster G. McGaw Prize from the American Hospital Association for community service. For more information about Augusta Health, visit www.augustahealth.com on the web.
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