Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

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Name = PAGENAME
Org/Group = Carilion Health System


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Region = Roanoke
State = Virginia
Country = US
HealthCare = Private
Type = Teaching
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Emergency = I
Affiliation= University of Virginia,Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Beds = 765
Founded = 1899 [cite web|url=http://www.carilion.com/Community/SitePage/SitePage.asp?App=SitePages&docid=AFA9C85E894F442FAFA252C8D0D59EBB |title=Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Overview |accessdate=2007-04-17]
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Website = http://www.carilion.com/Community/FSSP/FSSP.asp?FSSID=D9F32B43089B4D25A54ACABCD5671E8E
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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH) is a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. The hospital has 765 beds, and is part of Carilion Health System. [cite web|url=http://www.vhi.org/hosp_acute2.asp?Fac_Numb=1584 |title=Virginia Health Information:Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital |accessdate=2007-04-17]

ervices

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital's emergency department is a certified level I trauma center. [cite web|url=https://secure.riversideonline.com/trauma/?SMSESSION=NO|title=Virginia Trauma Centers|accessdate=2007-04-16] [cite web |url=http://www.carilion.com/Community/SitePage/SitePage.asp?App=SitePages&docid=460E68244FE04D6999224C72259DA31D |title=Carilion Level I Trauma Center |accessdate=2007-04-17] CRMH also operates two LifeGuard-10 helicopters to provide air ambulance transport. [cite web |url=http://www.theroanoker.com/visitorguide/healthcare/index.cfm |last=Bishop |first=Brandon |title=Healthcare: We're the Hub for the Region |accessdate=2007-04-17]

History

CRMH was founded in 1899.

Virginia Tech massacre

On April 16, 2007, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital received victims of the Virginia Tech massacre. Three patients were reportedly treated. [citation|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041700562.html?hpid=topnews|title=Rampage Strains Area Hospitals|newspaper=Washington Post |date=2007-04-17 |last=Rondeaux |first=Candace |last2=Spinner |first2=Jackie |last3=Wilgoren |first3=Debbi |accessdate=2007-04-17]

External links

* [http://www.carilion.com/Community/FSSP/FSSP.asp?FSSID=D9F32B43089B4D25A54ACABCD5671E8E Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Official Website]

* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121986172394776997.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Carilion Scandal Reported By Wall Street Journal]

Roanoke Memorial Hospital, part of the Carilion Healthcare System, was recently acused of fixing prices in the local healthcare market. While this accusation's accuracy remains in debate, The Wall Street Journal sited several factors that tend to point to a systemic problem with the billion dollar healthcare giant's billing procedures.

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