Mary Washington Healthcare

08/01/2026

Registration is open for the second annual IMPACT Trauma Conference on August 29.

Get ready for a day packed with trauma education, hands-on learning and connection with regional EMS providers, ED nurses and clinical professionals. Attendees will dive into practical topics, sharpen their skills and bring new ideas back to their teams. Topics range from emergency imaging and stop the bleed to spinal cord injuries and pediatric trauma care.

Event details
📆 Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
🕢 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
📍Fredericksburg Convention Center
2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Register here >> https://www.marywashingtonhealthcare.com/our-services/emergency-services/trauma-services/impact-trauma-conference/

07/31/2026

Mary Washington Healthcare has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award in recognition of its commitment to delivering timely, evidence-based stroke care that improves patient outcomes, reduces disability, and saves lives.

In addition, Mary Washington Healthcare earned the association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll recognitions. These awards recognize hospitals that achieve rapid treatment times for eligible stroke patients and implement high standards of care for patients with Type 2 diabetes, a major risk factor for stroke.
https://www.marywashingtonhealthcare.com/news/2026/july/mary-washington-healthcare-earns-national-recogn/

Mary Washington Healthcare has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award in recognition of its commitment to delivering timely, evidence-based stroke care that improves patient outcomes, reduces disability, and saves lives.

07/30/2026

MWHC was pleased to host Congressman Eugene Vindman and team today for a tour and visit to Mary Washington Hospital. Chief Nursing Officer Tonja Thigpen talks about the life-saving work of the trauma center and Radiology Director Donna Morris shows Congressman Vindman the thrombectomy suite where neurosurgeons can remove blood clots from the brain, stopping a stroke in its tracks.

07/30/2026

Did you know blood donations 🩸 are at a 4-year summer low? Help save lives by signing up to give blood at Tompkins-Martin Medical Plaza on August 19. https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=MaryWashington

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We're facing a national blood crisis — only the second one in our organization’s history. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, pushing an already strained blood supply to a critical level.

We are in dire need of donors to help patients counting on lifesaving blood for emergency surgeries, trauma care, cancer treatment, and other serious medical needs.

Just three more donors at each blood drive this summer can end this crisis and stabilize the blood supply. Please don’t wait. Book an appointment to give blood now: https://rdcrss.org/4wfgYxg

07/29/2026

Our volunteer services team was honored to present the WAVE (We Applaud Volunteer Excellence) award to Stafford Hospital volunteer, Tim Walker. Tim volunteers in the same day surgery department and provides exceptional service to both patients and staff. Thank you, Tim, for all you do!

07/28/2026

Get an inside look at one of Stafford Hospital's operating rooms, and meet Dr. Eric Chang, urogynecologist and reconstructive pelvic surgeon. You'll find Dr. Chang at our Embrey Mill primary care and OB/GYN office.

This week we take you inside an operating room at Stafford Hospital...

07/27/2026

Mary Washington Hospital has been named among the top 10% of hospitals nationally for outpatient orthopedic surgery and outpatient joint replacement for the second year in a row. This recognition reflects our team’s commitment to helping patients move better, heal stronger and get back to what they love.

Look closer. Excellence is here.

07/26/2026

Grief can be hard to put into words. Join us for Artistic Expression, a Connections grief workshop for teens, on Friday, July 31, from 1-5 p.m. Explore creative ways to process emotions and connect with others who understand.
To register, contact Mary Beaven at [email protected]. Learn more at GriefSupport.mwhc.com.

07/25/2026

As students head back to school, some are carrying more than backpacks. They may also be carrying the weight of grief.

Through Kids Helping Kids, Mary Washington Hospice brings grief support directly into local schools. Our community bereavement liaison partners with schools to provide seven-week grief groups for students, grief education for staff and a safe space for children to connect with others who understand what they're experiencing.

Last school year, the program served 10 schools across Stafford, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, helping students learn healthy coping skills and discover they're not alone.

If you're interested in bringing Kids Helping Kids to your school, contact Mary Beaven at [email protected] or 540-205-0502.

07/24/2026

We love discovering the hidden talents of our volunteers! Junior volunteer Tori crocheted shawls for our Mary Washington Hospital Sunshine Cart. She's pictured here with Carol Fawcett, who has been volunteering at MWH for 16 years! The Sunshine Cart is filled with goodies, toiletries and sundries to help make our patients' stays just a little easier. Thanks, Tori!