Pioneer Medical held a ribbon cutting and opening ceremony for their new family medical clinic on A. L. Philpott Highway, Spencer, VA on December 5, 2011. The new clinic is operated by Pioneer Community Hospital of Stuart, VA

Tom Bishop, Executive Director of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce administered the ribbon cutting ceremony. Pictured here and on hand for the ceremony was: Left to right, front row. Crystal Harris, Patrick County Board of Supervisors, Debra Buchanon, Chair of the Henry County Board of Supervisors, Jerry Howell, Pioneer Community Hospital Administrator, Pam Craig, LPN and Office Manager, Vanessa Hairston, FNP, Natasha Jones, CMA and Dick Ephgrave, Longwood Small Business Development Center. Second row: Dean Goad, Patrick Chamber Director and owner Stuart Tire, Tracey Collins, Pioneer Hospital Community Outreach, Paul Farrar, "Cooking With Paul" TV Show, John Abadie, Patrick Chamber Director and Edward Jones Investments, Sindy Fain, Site Coodinator, and Rick Ward, Patrick Chamber President and Manager of Patrick County Library. The address for the Pioneer Family Medical Clinic is: 19229 A. L. Philpott Highway Spencer, VA