| In 2003,
Southern
Virginia Regional Medical Center
completed construction
of its new $38 million, 144,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art
hospital facility. The 80-bed acute care hospital serves
a market area of approximately 50,000 and employs a medical
staff of 50 physicians and more than 350 personnel, making
it one of the top five employers in the area.
The new regional medical
center, located adjacent to the current facility at the corner
of Highways 58 and 301, offers many specialized services to
its patients. Services offered include: a 24-hour emergency-care
center, an intensive care unit, mammography, telemetry and
other diagnostics, an oncology treatment center, maternity
care, outpatient surgical specialties, home-health care programs,
and rehabilitation therapies.
There are approximately
24 physicians within the community, including specialists in
many fields. The area is also served by eight dentists, two
optometrists, two podiatrists, an ophthalmologist, and several
mental health care professionals.
In addition to Southern
Virginia Regional Medical Center, regional health care is supported
by:
- Meherrin Dialysis
Center
- Emporia Manor Convalescent
Center
- Hospice of Southside
Virginia
- Eugene Bloom Retirement
Center
- Adult Activity
Services
- Greensville Counseling
Services
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