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Dr. John Patterson sits and talks with Isabella Harrison, 95, at her home in Virginia Beach, Va., on Friday, January 8, 2010 about the risks involved with a hip surgery she wants to have. Patterson is a family practice doctor whose practice is made up solely of house calls. (Preston Gannaway/The Virginian-Pilot)
Dr. John Patterson sits and talks with Isabella Harrison, 95, at her home in Virginia Beach, Va., on Friday, January 8, 2010 about the risks involved with a hip surgery she wants to have. Patterson is a family practice doctor whose practice is made up solely of house calls.
(Preston Gannaway/The Virginian-Pilot)