About This Site

Definition and Purpose
HONcode Principles
Responsibility
Funding of this Site
Viewing Our Site
Accessibility
Privacy Policies
Disclaimer

This Web site is designed to serve consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, job seekers and those interested in services and programs at, MediCorp Health System, Mary Washington Hospital and their affiliated businesses.

The site was designed to be an “Informational Site” only. It is not intended to replace any medical advice you may have received from your doctor or another health care professional. If you have specific health questions we suggest you speak with your physician or contact us directly in order to schedule a medical consultation with one of our many physicians and/or healthcare professionals. You may reach one of our representatives at our Health Link line, Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5pm at 1.540.741.1404.

If this is an emergency you should dial 911 in order to seek immediate medical attention!

In all cases sites that display the HON CODE icon which have links to verify HON membership have been reviewed by HON and found to meet the HONcode standards for online healthcare information.

You may recognize sites that are HON Members when they display the seal below on their sites.

You may learn more about the HONcode at: http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/. All HON members abide by the HON principles and standards.

Areas of responsibility include the MediCorp Health homepage found at: www.medicorp.org and all primary portal pages and to some extent their secondary pages, and any sites integrated into the primary navigation of the site including maps, calendars, search engine, departmental and program information, and directories. The Web Team is also responsible for the content of these pages. Through the use of a standardized template, the team is responsible for maintaining consistent design and navigation across the entire MediCorp Health Web site.

Content residing on specific departmental Web sites is in some cases managed directly by the individual department or program.

Funding of this Site
This site is funded solely by MediCorp Health System and does not accept any advertising revenue. In some cases you may note links to trusted third parties. In most cases these links have been placed on our site in order to acknowledge their contribution to patient educational materials or other reference materials which have been provided to MediCorp for use on its web site. In most cases our Medical Specialist have reviewed such links to ensure that they provide accurate and reliable information. We caution the user however that linkage to such sites is not an endorsement as to the accuracy of the content or services to which we link.

Viewing Our Site
Although this site has been thoroughly tested across multiple browsers, platforms, operating systems, and monitor resolutions, viewing is optimal with 5.0 or later version of Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Mozilla using a screen resolution of 800 x 600. Graphics, images, and scripting used on the homepage and portal pages have been optimized for the fastest download possible. Occasionally you may need to download a software plug-in for optimum viewing.

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Accessibility
MediCorp Health is committed to providing information and services to all parties regardless of disabilities. In most cases we have worked to ensure that our content is designed to meet the standards for the Americans with Disabilities Act. In some cases we are not always able to meet these standards due to the technologies we have employed on our site. Should you need specific help or information and are unable to obtain it due to a disability or other issue we strongly encourage you to contact us at: 540-741-1401. We will be glad to work with you in order to provide you with the information in a format that meets your specific needs.