Core Hospital Sites by Region

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Core Hospital Training Sites

Alleghany Regional Hospital - Low Moor, VA

Located in Low Moor, Virginia, this 190 licensed bed facility serves eight counties in Virginia and West Virginia. The hospital includes 68 general medical and surgical beds, six pediatric rooms, a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit, an 8-bed Progressive Care Unit, five Operating Rooms, one cystoscopy room two endoscopy room and a 10-bed Emergency Department. Alleghany Regional Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission. Our Emergency Department was the first rural hospital in Virginia to have  been designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

Specialties at Alleghany include family practice, internal medicine, emergency medicine, cardiac services, pulmonology, infectious diseases, orthopedics, nephrology, general surgery, urology, gynecology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, radiology, pathology, pediatrics, and otolaryngology. In 2009 we expanded our services with the offerings of pulmonary rehabilitation and aquatic therapy and the opening of The Wound Healing Center.

Asheville VA Medical Center – Asheville, NC

Since 1922, VAMC Asheville has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. We consider it our privilege to serve your health care needs in any way we can. Services are available to more than 100,000 veterans living in a 19-county area of Western North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Healthcare - Morganton, NC

Blue Ridge HealthCare is a modern and progressive organization that includes two hospitals, two long-term care facilities, a retirement community, advanced wellness center, home healthcare company and seven physician practices.

Located in scenic Burke County between Asheville and Hickory, NC, our foothills location features a moderate and pleasant four-season climate. Our communities are friendly and family-oriented, with excellent schools, restaurants, shopping and cultural opportunities.

For Blue Ridge HealthCare GME, visit www.brhcgme.com.

Bluefield Regional Medical Center - Bluefield, WV

Bluefield Regional Medical Center is a quality health care facility serving southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. The hospital has more than 120 physicians on staff, representing nearly every medical specialty. Bluefield Regional's modern facility, 240 bed capacity and advanced technology make the medical center the area's source for state-of-the-art care.

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - Fayetteville, NC

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center is 9th largest health system in the state, with more than 935,000 patient visits annually.

Since 1956, the Medical Center has grown from a 200-bed, one-building hospital to a regional health system with 765 beds, five hospitals, and primary care physician offices throughout Cumberland County and surrounding areas.

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center is an acute-care hospital offering quality care in open-heart surgery, home health and hospice, cancer treatment, maternity services, emergency medicine, pediatric intensive care, wellness programs and more.

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Nationally recognized as the New River Valley consumers’ choice hospital,* Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (CNRV) anchors a medical/surgical complex that includes:

• Carilion Clinic physician offices
• Heart and Vascular Center for the coordination of cardiology and vascular services from diagnostics to rehabilitation
• The Birthplace, a five-star award winning service
• Carilion Clinic Saint Albans Hospital psychiatric inpatient and outpatient care.
• General Orthopedic and Ortho-Spine surgery and rehabilitation
• Level III Trauma Center with 24-hour emergency service with medical helicopter transport on-site.

As patients of Carilion Clinic services, CNRV patients have their confidential medical records computerized, which makes access to higher levels of expertise in the Clinic an easier more seamless process, when necessary.

CNRV showcases physician excellence in more than 25 specialties, advanced technology and outstanding customer service. Visitors equally applaud the medical center’s design and location, from its open-air lobby with waterfall and grand piano to the outside pastoral views from the comfortable patient rooms.

CNRV is conveniently located off 1-81, exit 109 near Radford, VA. The medical center serves this growing region, which includes the counties of Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Wythe, Bland and Carroll as well as the City of Radford.

*CNRV identified as 2009-10 NRV Consumer Choice Award Winner by National Research Corporation (NRC) for the highest quality and image in the Blacksburg Metro-market.

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

For more than 100 years, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH) has been providing premiere healthcare services to the residents of western Virginia.  This 825-bed regional medical center includes level 1 trauma-cardiovascular service and averages approximately 40,000 admissions, 80,000 emergency room visits, 3,500 deliveries, and 25,000 outpatients each year. 

There are 175 residents in approved residencies--some of which are dually accredited--in surgery, family practice, transitional, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and psychiatry.  In addition to daily teaching rounds with the student's attending physician, there are clinical conferences daily; weekly Grand Rounds in surgery, medicine, pediatrics, and family practice; and regular CPC's and special teaching conferences with members of the full-time and part-time faculty, as well as visiting professors from the University of Virginia and other medical centers.

We are currently embarking on a new era that will be defined by world-class patient care, robust medical education and groundbreaking clinical research initiatives.  This will serve to strengthen the educational opportunities offered by Carilion, already a major teaching affiliate of  UVASOM and VCOM.  Information and applications for 4th-year rotations with residency faculty are available on our web page.

Clinch Valley Medical Center - Richlands, VA

Clinch Valley Medical Center is an important part of the area since 1938; today CVMC has 200 licensed beds, over 500 employees, and a medical staff of more than 80 physicians representing a wide range of medical specialties. The 2003 "America's Top Hospitals" issue of Money magazine identified Clinch Valley Medical Center as one of the top 25 hospitals in the country for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Approximately 400 babies are born at the hospital each year.

Danville Regional Medical Center - Danville, VA

Danville Regional Health System began more than 120 years ago with 28 women and a vision as the Ladies Benevolent Society Home of the Sick. Over the years the hospital has grown to the current medical center which has a Center for Radiation Oncology, state of the art critical care and cardiac catheterization labs and orthopedic/neurological units. A new home for the Women's and Children's Center was built in 2001. In early 2002, construction began on the Heart Center of the Piedmont and in March 2003, the Heart Center performed the very first open heart surgery in the Dan River Region of Virginia and North Carolina. In 2004, the many services of Danville Regional Health System continue are committed to providing healthcare excellence close to home.

Halifax Regional Health System - South Boston, VA

Halifax Regional Health System (HRHS) is a multidivisional organization providing acute and long-term care, dementia care, home health, hospice, behavioral health services and a multitude of outpatient services to approximately 80,000 residents in the region. Governed by a 36-member board of directors, the system serves Halifax, Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties and surrounding communities.

Halifax Regional Hospital, an affiliate of HRHS, is licensed for 192 beds. It serves as a Regional Referral Center and provides a wide range of health and medical services for residents of all ages. More than 100 physicians representing 28 specialties serve on our medical staff.

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LewisGale - Montgomery Regional Hospital- Blacksburg, VA

Montgomery Regional Hospital, located on Route 460 on the southern edge of Blacksburg, Virginia, is a fully-accredited, 146-bed general acute care facility providing medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric, emergency, and outpatient services. In partnership with our network of four hospitals, MRH offers comprehensive healthcare in Southwest Virginia.

In 2009, MRH earned designation as a Magnet hospital.  Magnet designation is the ultimate level of achievement that a hospital can attain for outstanding nursing care.

• An Emergency Department with physicians on duty 24 hours per day, and a Level III Trauma Center.
• A 9,000 square foot Intensive Care/Coronary Care Unit
• A Progressive Care Unit for patients who have "graduated" from the ICU/CCU
• A Diagnostic Imaging Department with the latest technology, including comprehensive vascular imaging, nuclear medicine, LightSpeed 4-slice CT scanner, SPECT scanner, 1.5 tesla MRI, R2 ImageChecker Computer Aided Detection System, stereotactic breast biopsy unit, and DEXA bone mineral densitometer.
• A free-standing Diagnostic Imaging Center providing comprehensive outpatient services
• A family-centered Birthing Center with eight state-of-the-art LDRP suites
• A Surgical Services Department equipped with the latest technology, including arthroscopy, laparoscopy, microlaparoscopy, laser, harmonic scalpel, the BIS monitor to help patients wake up faster and recover more quickly from surgeries requiring general anesthesia, surgical guided imagery, and VISERA, the world's first integrated system of digital flexible and rigid videoscopes for use in operating room endosurgery.
• The Southwest Virginia Center for Orthopedics at Montgomery Regional Hospital featuring comprehensive inpatient care, education, and rehabilitation services for all orthopedic patients.
• A GME program featuring a Traditional Rotating Internship training program and Residencies in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Dermatology.

MRH's mission is "Caring for our Community", and the hospital demonstrates its commitment to health and wellness in the New River Valley and surrounding areas through partnerships with Virginia Tech, The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and other community organizations. To learn more about MRH, please visit the web site at www.mrhospital.com.  To learn more about GME, please visit www.mrhgme.com.

McLeod Medical Regional Center - Florence, SC

For more than 100 years, McLeod Health has consistently delivered compassionate, leading-edge healthcare to the people of northeastern South Carolina. From national-recognized cardiac care to a state-of-the-art Surgical Tower featuring the "Operating Room of Tomorrow", McLeod continues to achieve new levels of medical excelence.

Mountain Area Health Education Center - Hendersonville, NC

The Mountain Area Health Education Center is the center of excellence for improving the health of Western North Carolina. Located in Asheville, MAHEC serves healthcare professionals, students, and institutions throughout a 16-county region in Western North Carolina. Counties served are Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. Our mission is to provide education, information, technology, research, training, and services to improve health outcomes in Western North Carolina through partnerships and neutrality. To learn more about MAHEC, please visit the web site at www.mahec.net.

Mountain States - Johnston Memorial Hospital - Abingdon, VA

The year 2005 marks Johnston Memorial Hospital's 100th anniversary. Established in 1905 by Dr. E.T. Brady, the 12-bed facility was was originally housed in a small wooden cabin. Dr. George Ben Johnston and Dr. Amis Willis took control of the hospital in 1919, constructing a new building and adding laboratory and radiology services. It was incorporated as a community-owned, non-profit organization, in the 1940s and soon after pediatric, physical therapy, and surgical services were added.

JMH is now a modern medical center that is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and has more than 700 employees and 120 medical staff members. Non-invasive cardiology services, an emergency room expansion, an open MRI, and a central energy plant are just a few of the hospital's most recent additions. The facilities have expanded, equipment has been added, and technology has been upgraded, but the tradition of caring has always been present.

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Mountain States - Russell County Medical Center - Lebanon, VA

Russell County Medical Center, in Lebanon, Virginia is the county's sole hospital. RCMC is a 78-bed facility and has offered a wide range of primary care and specialized health services for more than 60 years. It has modern surgical facilities, including a large outpatient Surgery Center and a busy Emergency Department. An inpatient adult psychiatric treatment unit, The Clearview Center, is housed within the hospital.

Norton Community Hospital - Norton, VA

Norton Community Hospital is a 129 bed not-for-profit facility. A recently completed $3.3 million Radiology renovation enables them to house some of the region's most advanced clinical and diagnostic medical technology. Over 80 physicians are on-staff representing an array of specialties. Norton Community Hospital underwent a $12 million internal renovation and expansion project to improve patient comfort, convenience, and privacy.

Pulaski Community Hospital - Pulaski, VA

Less than an hour from Roanoke, Pulaski Community Hospital is a 147-bed facility with more than 400 employees.  PCH is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

Pulaski is part of HCA Hospitals of Southwest Virginia, a relationship that provides a regional network of physicians, services, technologies and support for patients.

Pulaski’s medical staff includes a wide range of primary care and specialty care physicians, including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Urology and Oncology.  PCH also hosts an on-site Skilled Nursing Unit for patients requiring extended rehabilitation.

The services available at Pulaski Community Hospital include:

• Full medical/surgical/pediatric facilities

• Cancer Center – Our regional cancer center offers radiation therapy and inpatient chemotherapy.  We offer the region’s first high-dose-rate brachytherapy program for treating early-stage cancers, and the region’s newest Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy program.

• Cardiology, including Cardiac Rehabilitation – We offer diagnostic testing, in addition to inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation, including an outpatient maintenance exercise program.  PCH has been designated an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society for Chest Pain Centers.

• Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Services – The Intensive Care Unit provides comprehensive inpatient care for the most seriously ill patients.  Emergency Services at PCH include around the clock emergency physician evaluation and treatment with specialty consults.

• Emergency Department “Fast Track” – Staffed by a Physician Assistant to assist with low acuity medical incidents to get patients treated quickly and efficiently.

Riverside Regional Medical Center - Newport News, VA

A 570-bed facility, Riverside Regional Medical Center is the Virginia Peninsula's most recent computerized medical technology with a healing environment.

The Emergency Department and Level II Trauma Center responds to more than 57,000 emergencies annually.

From interventional cardiology to open heart surgery to cardiac rehabilitation, the Heart Center puts the newest technologies into action every day.

Salem Veteran's Medical Center- Salem, VA

The Salem VA Medical Center is a 282-bed, VA tertiary referral center and teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology. Salem serves veterans throughout the State of Virginia for psychiatric, medical, and surgical care, and the medical center serves as a VA tertiary referral center for acute and long-term psychiatric care. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care.

Sentara Obici Hospital - Suffolk, VA

Sentara Obici Hospital is a 150-bed state-of-the-art facility located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk. Opened in April 2002, the new facility continues a 50-year tradition of providing residents of Suffolk and Western Tidewater with patient-centered care in an environment that focuses on healing. The hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient care and treatment services.

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Southside Community Hospital Farmville, VA

Southside Community Hospital, chartered in 1925, is a not-for-profit, charitable organization. The hospital, established in 1927, serves the residents of Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties. As the only full-service medical facility in an eight-county area, the hospital plays a significant role in Southside Virginia by providing quality, affordable healthcare to all residents regardless of their ability to pay.

Spartanburg Regional Medical Center – Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Regional is an integrated healthcare delivery system that provides care from birth to hospice. We meet you where you are with things that make a difference in your life.

They provide programs in home health, imaging services, pediatrics, occupational health, sports medicine and rehabilitation. Outpatient surgery is offered through the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg and the Surgery Center at Pelham. The Emergency Center, Gibbs Cancer Center, Heart Center and Women’s Health at Spartanburg Regional are recognized as Centers of Excellence. They serve thousands of patients each year, offering specialized care using highly trained medical personnel and state-of-the-art technology. Visit www.spartanburgregional.com for more information.

Twin County Regional Healthcare - Galax, VA

Twin County Regional Healthcare (TCRH) is located in Galax, VA, which is in the center of the Twin Counties of Grayson and Carroll in Southwest Virginia.

TCRH is a 141-bed facility that includes acute care, ambulatory care and emergency services. TCRH is considered a rural hospital that serves a large Medicare population, as well as, a total population of approximately 60,000.

TCRH operates within a 100-mile radius. TCRH is one of the few hospitals left that is stand-alone and not for profit.

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W.G. "Bill" Hefner Veterans Hospital - Salisbury, NC

Primary and secondary inpatient health care are available at VAMC to more than 287,000 veterans living in a 23-county area of the Central Piedmont Region of North Carolina.  This includes the Charlotte area with over 100,000 veterans, and the Winston-Salem area with 65,000 veterans.

Inpatient services include acute medicine, cardiology, surgery, psychiatry and physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as sub-acute and extended care.  Primary and specialized outpatient services are provided at the medical center complex and the community based outpatient clinics. Services are also provided at the Veterans Outreach Centers Centers in Greensboro and Charlotte.  Contractual extended care is provided through an extensive residential care treatment program and a community nursing home program.

Wythe County Community Hospital - Wytheville, VA

Wythe County Community Hospital provides a comprehensive continuum of locally accessible primary, secondary and community-based health services as a primary health care resource for the community. The hospital has 104 licensed beds. There are 280 births each year, 840 inpatient surgeries and 2,500 outpatient surgeries each year.

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Buchanan General Hospital - Grundy, VA

Buchanan General Hospital is a 134-bed hospital who is staffed with skilled physicians of various specialties, and employs over 300 dedicated support staff. Services include: Acute Care; Emergency Care; Cardiac Care; Cancer Care; Intensive Care; Outpatient Services; Physical Therapy; Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Nuclear Medicine; General and Orthopedic Surgical Services.

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Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital - Pearisburg, VA

Carilion Giles Community Hospital opened its doors for patients on May 22, 2010, continuing as a 25-bed critical access facility. The new hospital is one-third larger than the former Giles Memorial and is designed to serve this community for many, many years to come.

As one floor covering 85,000 square-feet, the hospital is organized to help the patient quickly navigate among services. As you enter the beautiful lobby, you'll see a Giles County mural painted by artist Robert Tuckwiller. It highlights all the natural wonders and beauty of the Giles area.

RJ Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital - Stuart, VA

DSME: David Danner, D.O.

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Armed Forces Affiliated Sites -
Military Liaison is G. Vaden Blackwood, D.O.

1st Medical Group- Langley, VA (Air Force)

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1st Medical Group's 786 personnel maintain a full-service, 40-bed hospital providing inpatient, outpatient and urgent care, as well as two satellite clinics at the Bethel Manor base housing area and Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, Va.

On-base medical services include:Audiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Flight Medicine, Gynecology, Health and Wellness, Internal Medicine,Mental Health, Obstetrics (inpatient as well as outpatient), Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Radiology (with CT) and Urology. Weekend and extended hours clinics (by appointment only) are available for acute conditions.

Kenner Army Medical Center – Fort Lee, VA

Kenner Army Medical Center proudly serves the Fort Lee Community with primary health care for all our beneficiaries. Kenner provides a full array of outpatient primary health care services for you and your family. Our near-by military medical facilities and our network civilian health care partners provide specialty care and in-patient hospitalization.

Naval Medical Center- Portsmouth, VA

Naval Medical Center -Portsmouth has proudly served the military and their families since 1830. Nationally acclaimed, this state-of-the-art medical center, with 10 branch clinics, offers premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors for the future. This patient driven Tricare facility is trusted with the health readiness of the United States Armed Forces. Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth proudly serving those who serve us so well.

Womack Army Medical Center - Fayetteville, NC

Contact: Don Maharty, D.O., Fayetteville DSME

Clinical Rotation & Residency information link

Womack Army Medical Center has increased quality care and access to beneficiaries by bringing more medical and specialized resources to Fort Bragg. Some of the specialties added since the current facility became a medical center include cardiology, hematology-oncology and pulmonology. The Army Medical Department is committed to providing quality, cost-efficient care for "The Total Army Family." Womack Army Medical Center is proud to serve the more than 160,000 eligible beneficiaries in the region, the largest beneficiary population in the Army. This facility has three connecting buildings. Building "A" is the clinic mall area at the All American Expressway entrance and it houses the outpatient clinics. Building "B", which is the building in the middle, houses most of our ancillary clinics and departments. Building "C", the inpatient tower, is located at the Reilly Road entrance. The inpatient tower is seven floors with an interstitial space between each floor that allows computer, equipment, plumbing etc… to be repaired without interrupting patient care.