Nurse Practitioner Rachael Ann Anderson wears a colorful blue and magenta top in front of a green wooded background

Rachael Ann Anderson

FNP

Nurse Practitioner

Rachael Ann Anderson joined Hospice of the Piedmont in November 2023 as a Nurse Practitioner specializing in palliative medicine. She holds a nursing degree from George Mason University and is pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at the University of Alabama, set to graduate in May 2024. Prior to joining HOP, she initiated an outpatient palliative program in the Fredericksburg area with Affinity Care of Virginia and worked for Mary Washington Healthcare.

Rachael teaches nursing and health sciences at Germanna Community College, advocating for end-of-life education in nursing. Outside work, she enjoys crafting, attending her son’s sports events, watching sci-fi and fantasy movies with her family, and being a mom. She values HOP’s dedicated focus on hospice and palliative care, and its incredible patient resources.