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Phone: (276) 628-3144 Charles Hurlburt is a board-certified family physician who works in a group practice called Abingdon Family Healthcare in Abingdon, Virginia. Dr. Hurlburt works with one other family medicine physician, Bruce Higginbothom, M.D. and one mid-level provider. Born April 30, 1963, Dr. Hurlburt is married to JoAnne Hurlburt and they have four daughters Carrie, Katie, Kristen, and Corinne. Hurlburt holds a BS degree in Biology from Bob Jones University, awarded in 1985. In 1989, he earned an MD degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Hurlburt completed a three-year residency at the Washington Hospital Family Practice Residency Program in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1992. Dr. Hurlburt practiced in Hillsville, Virginia from 1992 until 1994, first at Twin County Health Clinic, a hospital-owned facility, then with a group called Family Medical Care. In November 1994, he moved to Rural Retreat and practiced in the Crossroads Medical Clinic, a hospital owned facility, until October 1998. In November 1998, Dr. Hurlburt bought the Crossroads practice from Smyth County Community Hospital and set up a solo private practice. In February 2001, Dr. Hurlburt joined the Smyth County Family Physicians group practice. Dr. Hurlburt joined the Abingdon Healthcare group in October 2005. Dr. Hurlburt sees patients in the office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. He shares nine exam rooms with two partners. Residents working with Dr. Hurlburt will have one exam room for his/her exclusive use. Services on the premises include a medical lab of moderate complexity, emergency care, and minor surgical procedures (wound care, excisions, orthopedics, biopsies). The practice has several Internet links and a medical information system that can track the number and diagnoses of patients seen by residents. On the average, Dr. Hurlburt sees 20 - 25 patients per day. He estimates that 20% of his patients are children under the age of 12, 10% are adolescents, 30% are adults under the age of 65 and 40% are older adults. About 40% of his patients are covered by Medicaid or Medicare, another 40% are covered by commercial carriers, and about 20% are uninsured. Except for obstetrics, Dr. Hurlburt offers the full spectrum of Family Practice services. His practice includes many geriatric patients with complex problems and an unusually high proportion of patients who suffer from fibromyalgia. Dr. Hurlburt offers sports physicals to area students annually, and he treats injuries when athletes present for care. Dr. Hurlburt does not maintain hospital privileges. Personally, Dr. Hurlburt and his wife are active members of Living Hope Church where he teaches the adult Sunday school class. Dr. Hurlburt enjoys spending time with his family and takes advantage of the many opportunities for outdoor recreation in the mountain region. Hurlburt emphasizes patient education and two-way communications in the day to day practice of medicine. He does not practice assembly line, cookbook medicine. He knows his patients well and spends much time listening and conversing with them. Dr. Hurlburt's practice is low-pressure but productive. GMEC should be able to secure a furnished apartment to house residents who train with Dr. Hurlburt. However, short-term rentals are hard to find in small towns, and so residents may opt to stay in a number of area hostelries - Alpine Motel, Best Western, Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express, or Hampton Inn. Chartered in 1778, Abingdon (p. 7,780) is the oldest town west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is the seat of government for Washington County (p. 51,103). Local attractions include the Barter Theatre, the Martha Washington Inn, the Tavern, the William King Regional Arts Center, White's Mill, the Fields-Penn Museum, the Virginia Highlands Festival, and the Virginia Creeper Trail. Outdoor enthusiasts can swim, hike, bike, hunt, fish, and ride in a number of state and national recreation areas within easy driving distance - Grayson Highlands State Park, Mount Rogers Recreation Area, Jefferson National Forest, and South Holston Lake. Washington County stretches across the broad and beautiful Tennessee Valley. Clinch Mountain bounds the county to the north and the southeastern corner pushes into the Iron Mountain range. The county is drained by two branches of the Holston River. The local landscape is characterized by pastured hills, quiet, cultivated valleys, and densely forested mountain steeps. Major elements of the Washington County economy include manufacturing (22.0%), educational, health, and social services (17.8%), wholesale and retail trade (17.8%), arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (7.1%) and construction (7.3%). In 1995, the largest employers in the county were Bristol Compressors (refrigeration and heating equipment), the school board, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Mid-Mountain Foods, and the Camac Corporation (organic fibers.) For more information about Abingdon and Washington County, see www.uvawise.edu/gmec. |
Charles P. Hurlburt, M.D.