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Maria Parham Health Welcomes New OB-GYN To Staff

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Maria Parham Health has added an OB/GYN physician to its team.

Dr. Rachel Anne DeSpenza has joined the MPH staff, according to a press release from MPH Communications Coordinator Donna Young.

“We are excited to bring Dr. DeSpenza to the region to help make our communities healthier,” said Bert Beard, CEO of Maria Parham Health. “Her training and focus on community health programs for women and families are exceptional, and Maria Parham is excited for the positive impact she will have.”

DeSpenza received her medical degree and a master’s in Health Science from Yale School of Medicine. She recently completed her OB-GYN Residency at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT, where she served as administrative chief resident.

She completed her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of California, Santa  Barbara, graduating with highest honors. Her academic and clinical excellence has been  recognized through numerous awards, including the William U. Gardner Memorial Student  Research Fellowship, the Yale School of Medicine Medical Student Research Fellowship, and the  ACOG CT Section Outstanding Student James F.X. Egan Award, among others.

At Maria Parham Health and Maria Parham Women’s Care, DeSpenza brings a wealth of expertise and a commitment to patient-centered care, hospital officials said. She is now accepting new patients and looks forward to contributing to the health and well-being of our community.

Call 252.492.8576 to schedule an appointment.

Maria Parham Women’s Care Clinic Provides Quality Care To Women In Community, Region

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A host of local officials and medical professionals were on hand for Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the official opening of the second location of Maria Parham Women’s Care clinic in Henderson.

Bert Beard, Maria Parham Health CEO, welcomed those gathered and said that Dr. Weldon Hampton has had a long, successful practice in the area since he first came to Henderson in 1986.

The practice moved to Oxford in 2015 and now has opened a second office in Henderson that will have a staff of 9 on hand.  Beard said he was happy to have the clinic back in Henderson to serve the community.

“We’re very proud of this practice,” Beard said. Last year, Maria Parham Health received national recognition for Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals.

Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington offered his congratulations as well to the group for establishing a second clinic to serve the community and the region.

Vance Commission Chair Dan Brummitt recognized the hospital as being the largest employer in the county and echoed Ellington’s comments about serving the Henderson area and the region. “Any way we can partner, we look forward to,” said Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Dr. Levy Brown.

N.C. Rep. Terry Garrison was on hand for the ribbon-cutting and commended Maria Parham and all associated with the clinic, calling it a “great day for Henderson and Vance County – another growth opportunity that has come our way,” Garrison said.

Hampton said that he and the other doctors see patients when they are in the hospital for care, but the clinic will allow them to also see patients in the office also. As for the Newsweek award, Hampton said it was “quite impressive.”

“I knew we had a great practice,” he said. “I knew we take care of our patients,” but was pleasantly surprised for MPH to be recognized nationally.

Emma White, DO, and Kayla Cagle-Colon, MD  also are recently added associates in the practice, and a fourth physician will join later this summer.

Maria Parham Women’s Care provides a comprehensive range of services and procedures including routine checkups, general gynecological care, urinary incontinence treatment, minimally invasive gynecological surgery, prenatal and postnatal care for mother and baby, as well as menopausal management. The providers deliver babies exclusively at Maria Parham Health in Henderson.

The clinic is located at 568 Ruin Creek Road, Suite 001, Henderson. To schedule an appointment, call 252.492.8576 or visit MariaParhamPhysicianPractices.com.