Health Care
The Roanoke Valley is the medical center of western Virginia, serving an estimated 650,000 people. The area offers state-of-the-art cardiac and cancer diagnosis and care, as well as a Level I Trauma Center and more.
Included in the health care system of the Roanoke Valley are three major hospitals, a Veterans Administration medical facility and numerous satellite and treatment centers, collectively employing over 12,000 people.
The cost of health care in Roanoke ranked below the national average, with charges only 93.8% of the national scale of 100%, a further example of the combination of high quality of life and low cost of living in Roanoke.
Rounding out the health care offerings in the Roanoke Valley are the many opportunities for medical education through 2- and 4-year degree programs and extended studies at colleges, universities, and training facilities.
Carilion is a regional, nonprofit health care system serving western Virginia through 10 hospitals, two of which are located in Roanoke. These two hospitals currently offer a total of 920 beds. Modern Healthcare Magazine, in its spring 2001 issue, ranked Carilion 23rd in the nation, based on "critical success factors" for integrated health networks. Carilion also made the HCIA-Sachs list for orthopedic and stroke care last year. The System employs over 9,300 healthcare professionals, including 160 primary care physicians and surgeons. Serving as a major teaching affiliate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine for over 20 years, Carilion offers comprehensive Medical Education programs available in western Virginia with 85 full-time faculty physicians and 150 medical residents.
As the region's local healthcare partner, Carilion Health System provides a network that reinvests its earnings to provide local convenience and easy access to care. Through the Carilion Foundation this past year, over $2 million was given to 61 programs in western Virginia to directly support community health needs. Other System entities in Roanoke include:
- Carilion Breast Care Center
- Carilion Center for Healthy Aging
- Carilion Behavioral Health
- CONNECT- psychiatric assessment and referral center
- Carilion Home Care Services
- Carilion Hospice Services
- Roanoke Athletic Club/Botetourt Athletic Club
- Carilion Health Plans
- Carilion Physician Referral and Health Information
- Carilion Medical Group
- Carilion Sleep Center
- Carilion School of Practical Nursing
- Health Education Center at Tanglewood Mall
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital - Has been serving the Roanoke Valley since 1899. Offers state-of-the-art features such as Life-Guard 10 emergency helicopter service and a Level I Trauma Center. Other offerings include:
- Advanced Cardiac Care (robotics and port access surgeries)
- Cancer Center of Western Virginia‹advanced cancer care: stereotactic radiosurgery (assists in detection of brain tumors); computerized CT scan/simulator
- PET--Positron Emission Tomography with HERMES software, combines PET, MRI, CT and ultrasound scans to create detailed body imaging
- Orthopedics
- Carilion Rehabilitation (speech, physical, occupational)
- Carilion Diabetes Management Program
Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital - Offerings emphasize women's and children's care, as well as family care. Other specialties include:
- Carilion Medical Center for Children
- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care
- Pediatric Specialties:
- Gastroenterology
- Surgery
- Hematology / Encology
- Pulmonology
- Cardiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Dental Care
- Developmental Service
- Infectious Diseases
- Rheumatology
- Carilion Eye Center
- Carilion Dental Care
- Lithotripsy
- Obstetrics
- Infertility Clinic
Offering 521 beds, Lewis-Gale Medical Center maintains a national reputation for its Cardiac, Cancer, Maternity Care, and Behavioral and Rehabilitation services. Other specialties include:
- Breast care
- Diabetes care
- Wound care
- Emergency care
- Orthopedics
- Sophisticated diagnostics
- Intensive care
- Neurosurgery
Provides high-quality primary and secondary diagnostic and therapeutic health care to veterans, the federally administered Veterans Affairs Medical Center serves U.S. Veterans in Virginia. Serving more than 120,000 patients a year through over 40 outpatient clinics, the medical center offers 178 acute care and 90 extended care rehab beds. Other specialties include:
- Alzheimer support groups
- Women 's health
- Hemodialysis
- Peripheral angioplasty
- Cardiac catherization
- Neurology
- Nuclear medicine
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Spinal cord injury
A state hospital offering psychiatric services for geriatric patients, as well as acute short-term psychiatric care for patients 18-64.