Fauquier Hospital Lab Plans Tours to Celebrate Lab Week

WARRENTON, Va. - April 16, 2015 - PRLog -- To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Laboratory Professionals Week, the Laboratory at Fauquier Hospital will host tours from 10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 24.

Laboratory staffers will lead guided tours of the Lab, beginning every 20 minutes. Employees and members of the public are welcome.

Powell Duggan, Mayor of the Town of Warrenton, will proclaim the week of April 19-25, 2015, National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. The proclamation states that as mayor, he urges “all citizens to recognize and support the vital service provided by the laboratory practitioner for the benefit of all citizens.”

About Fauquier Health

Fauquier Health is a community health system dedicated to high-quality, patient-centered care in a unique environment that considers the multiple facets of healing and respects the individuality of each and every patient. Located at 500 Hospital Drive in Warrenton, Virginia, Fauquier Health is a Planetree-designated facility and serves the residents of Fauquier and several surrounding counties. It comprises: Fauquier Hospital, a fully-accredited, 97-bed hospital; Fauquier Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 113-bed long-term care and rehabilitation facility; the Villa at Suffield Meadows, an assisted living facility; the Wound Health Center and a medically supervised Wellness Center offering health and wellness programs.  Fauquier Health also operates eleven physician’s offices, including primary care and specialties. In 2013, Fauquier Health provided almost $10 million in community benefit support to its community. More information on Fauquier Health is available online at www.fauquierhealth.org or by calling 540-316-3588.

About LifePoint Hospitals

LifePoint Hospitals® is a leading hospital company focused on providing quality healthcare services close to home. Through its subsidiaries, LifePoint operates 65 hospital campuses in 21 states. With a mission of “Making Communities Healthier®,” LifePoint is the sole community hospital provider in the majority of the communities it serves. More information about the company, which is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, can be found on its website, www.LifePointHospitals.com. All references to “LifePoint,” "LifePoint Hospitals," or the “company” used in this release refer to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. or its affiliates.