U.S. News and World Report gave solid marks to two Middle Neck hospitals in the magazine’s annual nationwide rankings of healthcare centers. VCU Health Tappahannock and Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester were both given four out of five stars for patient experiences. And the majority of staff at Bon Secours Rappahannock General collected five star reviews. Inova Fairfax was ranked number one, VCU Medical Center in Richmond second, and Sentara Norfolk General was third. Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg ranked 9th in the Commonwealth, while Riverside Regional in Newport News tied for 16th.
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Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country. Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country. Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform. Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.