Spartanburg, SC. Mary Black Health System announces that effective August 1, 2006, David Keith, MD, Christopher McWhorter, MD and Robert Wentz, MD, all of Family Practice Associates, will partner with Mary Black Health System. Helen Stockinger, MD, of Carolina Internal Medicine of Union, LLC, will also be part of this new affiliation. All four Union-based physicians will continue practicing in their current offices and will continue to support the Union community and Wallace Thomson Hospital. Through their association with Mary Black Health System, these physicians will be able to offer their patients access to an expanded variety of medical services and resources. 

For questions, please contact Valerie Kirby, Director of Business Development, Mary Black Health System, at (864)573-3002.

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Mary Black Health System is an integrated health delivery system that includes Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Mary Black Physician Group and Mary Black HealthNetwork, Inc. Mary Black Memorial Hospital is a 209-bed facility with a medical staff of more than 300 skilled physicians representing all specialties. The Mary Black Physician Group has 96 employed physicians in 14 locations. A total of 350 physicians participate in the Mary Black HealthNetwork, Inc., allowing 200,000+ area residents access to the programs and services of Mary Black Health System.