Lewis - Gale Medical Center

1900 Electric Road
Salem, VA 24153
Lewis - Gale Medical Center is a hospital located in Salem, VA. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
1900 Electric Road
Salem, Virginia (VA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Proprietary
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: Above national average in 2 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Vascular services: Above national average in 1 of 1 areas

Hospital Features

Lewis - Gale Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 242 beds of which 206 are Adult and Pediatric, 12 are Coronary Care, and 24 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
242
  • Intensive Care beds
24
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
206
  • Teaching Hospital
No
  • Coronary Care beds
12
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 4 of 14 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Sepsis
bullet Respiratory Failure
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Stroke
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
 

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For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

 
 

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