LewisGale Hospital Montgomery

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LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Hospital Corporation of America
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Geography
Location Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Organisation
Care system LewisGale Regional Health System
Type Community
Affiliated university None
Services
Emergency department III
Beds146
History
Opened1910
Links
Website LewisGale Hospital Montgomery

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, formerly Montgomery Regional Hospital (MRH), is a hospital in the town of Blacksburg, in Montgomery County, Virginia. The hospital is a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America.

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History

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, opened in 1971, [1] [2] is a 146-bed general acute-care facility [2] certified as a level III trauma center. [3] The facility replaced Altamont Hospital, which was opened in 1910 in neighboring Christiansburg as a privately owned hospital with 12 beds. The hospital was expanded to 20 beds in 1923 by its founder, Dr. A. M. Showalter. In 1967, the hospital was reorganized into a community hospital and was renamed for its founder as the A.M. Showalter Memorial Hospital. In 1969, pursuant to the efforts of the Showalter administrator, James Sublett, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) provided financing for construction of the current facility. After several name changes and transfers of ownership, the facility was renamed LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in 2010, as part of HCA's LewisGale Regional Health System. [2]

2006 shooting

On August 20, 2006, William Morva shot and killed Derrick McFarland, a security guard in the emergency department at Montgomery Regional Hospital (MRH). Morva had been in jail awaiting trial on an attempted robbery charge, but was taken to MRH after sustaining a sprained ankle and wrist while in jail. After using the restroom, he attacked the security guard and a Montgomery County Sheriff's deputy. Morva escaped the emergency department, but was captured the next day. While escaping capture, he shot and killed Montgomery County sheriff's Cpl. Eric Sutphin on the morning of August 21. [4]

Virginia Tech shooting

The hospital received several patients that were wounded in the Virginia Tech shooting on April 16, 2007. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "HCA In Virginia". nvchospital.com. ehc.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Our History". LewisGale Hospital Montgomery. C-HCA, Inc. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission of the Virginia General Assembly (December 18, 2004). "The Use and Financing of Trauma Centers in Virginia House Document No. 62 (2004)" (PDF). jlarc.state.va.us. Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Morva v. Commonwealth". FindLaw for Legal Professionals. FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hauser, Christine; O'Connor, Anahad (April 16, 2007), "Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead", New York Times, archived from the original on August 26, 2017, retrieved April 17, 2007
  6. ↑ Rondeaux, Candace; Spinner, Jackie; Wilgoren, Debbi (April 17, 2007). "Rampage Strains Area Hospitals". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2007.

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