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Phone: 276-773-2111 Dr. Lovelace is board certified in Family Practice by both the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice and the American Academy of Family Practice. She has added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Lovelace was born in New Jersey in 1957 and she was raised in the Garden State, although she lived in Pennsylvania for several years prior to moving south. Dr. Lovelace enrolled at Marywood College in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975, taking a BS in Biology in 1979. She studied nursing at College Misericordia in Dallas, Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1983, graduating with a BSN degree in 1983. She practiced nursing in New Jersey and Pennsylvania between 1983 and 1991. Dr. Lovelace enrolled in the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1989 and was awarded a D.O. degree in 1993. She completed an internship and two year residency program at United Health and Hospital Services in Kingston, Pennsylvania in 1996. Between 1996 and 2001, Dr. Lovelace practiced family medicine with the Intermountain Medical Group in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. She was a preceptor for medical students at United Health and Hospital Services from 1997 to 2001 and she served as medical director for PA Health, a home health agency from 1999 to 2001. Dr. Lovelace has been practicing in Independence since 2002.
Dr. Lovelace sees 20-25 patients at day in the office. The nurse practitioner sees an additional 15-20 patients a day. An estimated 2% of their patients are children, 40% are adults under the age of 55 and 58% are geriatric adults. Dr. Lovelace provides osteopathic manipulation as an integral part of her medical practice. She is particularly interested in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. Twin County Regional Hospital employs hospitalists who provide inpatient care to patients referred by Dr. Lovelace. She does not see patients in the hospital. Twin County Regional is an acute-care hospital with 69 staffed beds (excludes long term care beds, newborn nursery bassinets, and observation beds.) In 1997, the staffed bed occupancy rate for the hospital was 76.9%. Also in 1997, 6% of the hospital's expenses were allocated to charity care, bad debt or taxes and Medicaid patients accounted for 15% of patient days in the facility. Residents who train with Dr. Lovelace will be involved in a good example of rural medical practice and can have exposure to a dialysis center should they choose to do so.. Patients respect physicians and tend to be receptive and compliant with treatment plans. Dr. Lovelace routinely makes house calls and sees patients in the Grayson County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 120-bed long term care facility across the street from her office. Her practice includes a great many elderly people and patients with diabetes. When rotating in Independence, residents may choose to stay at Grayson Inn & Suites, a new facility that opened in 2002. GMEC can attempt to locate furnished homes or apartments for residents, but we cannot guarantee results because short-term rentals are hard to find in rural areas. Dr. Lovelace takes pleasure in many hobbies and pursuits. She enjoys fishing, woodworking, making crafts, fixing up her house, and attending a host of local festivals and events available in the area. Independence is an incorporated town of about 971 in Grayson County, Virginia. The town has a small shopping center, which is anchored by grocery and furniture stores. Local businesses include banks, restaurants, realty and insurance companies, discount stores, auto dealers, arts and crafts, salons, florists, jewelers, pharmacists, and other commercial establishments. The local landscape is characterized by high pastures and deep hollows, watered by the New River and its tributaries. To the east, the land rises into the scenic heights of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the west are heights that are more spectacular but less often seen - Mount Rogers, Whitetop Mountain, and the Iron Hills. The New River lowlands contrast sharply with the peaks of Iron to create a storybook landscape of rare beauty. The population of Grayson County is 17,917. Measured by employment, major elements of the economy are manufacturing (34%), educational, health and social services (18.7%), retail and wholesale trade (12.3%), and construction (7%). Manufacturers in the area include: Darco (fiberglass gaskets), Robert Shaw Controls (compressors), Comp-Air (compressors), McAllister Mills (woven fiberglass fabric), Donkenny Apparel, and Nautilus (bow-flex exercise machines).
For more information about the local community, see the county/city profiles for Grayson County and Galax.
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A. Lovelace, D.O.
The
Independence Family Care Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
- Friday. Dr. Lovelace sees patients from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
- Friday. There are 7 exam rooms on the premises along with a waived
laboratory and a room equipped for emergencies and
minor surgical procedures. The clinic is equipped with a personal computer
and has access to the Internet.
Three
outdoor recreation centers are within 20 miles of Independence - Grayson
Highlands State Park, New River Trail State Park, and the Mount Rogers
National Recreation Area. These parks have facilities for camping, picnicking,
hiking, biking, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, and horseback riding.
Mount Rogers is the highest peak in Virginia.